To catch a chameleon, or actualism vs. natural history in the taphonomy of the microvertebrate fraction at Qesem Cave, Israel

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3326-3339

  Smith, K T ^a   Maul, L C ^b   Barkai, R ^c   Gopher, A ^c  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Actualism; Barn Owl; Microvertebrates; Qesem Cave; Reptiles; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIRD; FOSSIL RECORD; REPTILE; ROOSTING; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAPHONOMY;

CENTRAL DISTRICT; ISRAEL; QESEM CAVE;

ANGUIDAE; ANIMALIA; CHAMAELEONIDAE; REPTILIA; STRIGIFORMES; TYTONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84878362408     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.02.022     Document Type: Article

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