Upper Paleolithic rabbit exploitation and landscape patchiness: The Dordogne vs. Mediterranean Spain

Quaternary International

Volumn 264, Issue , 2012, Pages 52-60

  Jones, Emily Lena ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; DIET; EXPLOITATION; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; PALEOLITHIC; PATCHINESS; PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE BOUNDARY; SMALL MAMMAL; ZOOLOGY;

ALMERIA [ANDALUCIA]; ANDALUCIA; AQUITAINE; DORDOGNE; FRANCE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84861579232     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.06.044     Document Type: Article

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