The social role of food in the Natufian cemetery of Raqefet Cave, Mount Carmel, Israel

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 511-526

  Yeshurun, Reuven ^a,b   Bar Oz, Guy ^a   Nadel, Dani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burial; Contextual taphonomy; Epipaleolithic; Feasting; Foodways; Mount Carmel; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885117606     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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