Morphometric analyses of Batissa violacea shells from Emo (OAC), Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea

Archaeology in Oceania

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 67-75

  Thangavelu, Anbarasu ^a   David, Bruno ^b   Barker, Bryce ^a   Geneste, Jean Michel ^c   Delannoy, Jean Jacques ^d   Lamb, Lara ^a   Araho, Nick ^e   Skelly, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Centre National de Préhistoire Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^e Itodao Research Systems Limited   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Batissa violacea; Morphometric analysis; Papua New Guinea; Predation pressures; Shellfish exploitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960689138     PISSN: 07284896     EISSN: 18344453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1834-4453.2011.tb00100.x     Document Type: Review

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