The evolution of animal husbandry in Neolithic central-west Anatolia: The zooarchaeological record from Ulucak Höyük (c. 7040-5660 cal. BC, Izmir, Turkey)

Anatolian Studies

Volumn 62, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-33

  Çakirlar, Canan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84871019411     PISSN: 00661546     EISSN: 20480849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0066154612000014     Document Type: Article

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