Guinea Pigs in the Pre-Columbian West Indies

Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-44

  LeFebvre, Michelle J ^a   deFrance, Susan D ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; guinea pig; interaction; West Indies; zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BONE; FOOD; HUMAN EVOLUTION; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MOVEMENT; PIG;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

EID: 84896311427     PISSN: 15564894     EISSN: 15561828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564894.2013.861545     Document Type: Article

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