Prey body size and ranking in zooarchaeology: Theory, empirical evidence, and applications from the northern Great Basin

American Antiquity

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 403-428

  Broughton, Jack M ^a   Cannon, Michael D ^b   Bayham, Frank E ^c   Byers, David A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b SWCA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80052652560     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7183/0002-7316.76.3.403     Document Type: Article

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