Megafauna in a continent of small game: Archaeological implications of Martu Camel hunting in Australia's Western Desert

Quaternary International

Volumn 297, Issue , 2013, Pages 155-166

  Bird, Douglas W ^a   Codding, Brian F ^b   Bliege Bird, Rebecca ^a   Zeanah, David W ^c   Taylor, Curtis J ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Parnngurr Aboriginal Community   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; HUNTING; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; UNGULATE;

AUSTRALIA;

CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 84892435571     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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