Broad spectrum or specialised activity? Birds and tortoises at the Epipalaeolithic site of wadi jilat 22 in the eastern Jordan steppe

Antiquity

Volumn 87, Issue 337, 2013, Pages 649-665

  Martin, Louise ^a   Edwards, Yvonne ^a   Garrard, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

16 13k BP; Animal bone; Eagles; Epipalaeolithic; Equids; Gazelles; Jordan; Ritual use of feathers; Tortoises; Wadi jilat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883291091     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00049371     Document Type: Article

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