Worldwide large-scale trapping and hunting of ungulates in past societies

Quaternary International

Volumn 297, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-7

  Bar Oz, Guy ^a   Nadel, Dani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 84892434683     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2013.01.029     Document Type: Editorial

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