Shifting fish consumption and climate change on the Swahili coast (A.D. 800-1500)

Archaeofauna

Volumn 22, Issue , 2013, Pages 113-122

  Morales, Eréndira M Quintana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fish consumption; Fishing strategies; Paleoclimate; Shifting diet; Swahili coast

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890374512     PISSN: 11326891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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