Otoliths in archaeology: Methods, applications and future prospects

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages 623-632

  Disspain, Morgan C F ^a   Ulm, Sean ^b   Gillanders, Bronwyn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaeozoology; Chemistry; Fisheries science; Isotopes; Morphology; Otolith; Palaeoenvironment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929427806     PISSN: 2352409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2015.05.012     Document Type: Article

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