Were fallow deer spotted (OE *pohha/*pocca) in Anglo-Saxon England? Reviewing the evidence for Dama dama dama in early medieval Europe

Medieval Archaeology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-162

  Sykes, Naomi ^a   Carden, Ruth F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b National Museum of Ireland   (Ireland)

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EID: 83455163597     PISSN: 00766097     EISSN: 1745817X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174581711X13103897378483     Document Type: Review

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