The Mas del Pepet experimental programme for the study of prehistoric livestock practices: Preliminary data from dung burning

Quaternary International

Volumn 414, Issue , 2016, Pages 304-315

  Vergès, Josep Maria ^a,b   Burguet Coca, Aitor ^a,b   Allué, Ethel ^a,b   Expósito, Isabel ^a,b   Guardiola, Miquel ^a,f   Martín, Patricia ^a,b   Morales, Juan Ignacio ^a,b   Burjachs, Francesc ^a,b,c   Cabanes, Dan ^d   Carrancho, Ángel ^e   Vallverdú, Josep ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dung burning; Experimental archaeology; Fumier; Grottes bergeries; Pastoralism; Prehistory

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MANURE; PASTORALISM; PREHISTORIC; TAPHONOMY;

CATALONIA; SPAIN; TARRAGONA [CATALONIA];

EID: 84959871266     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2016.01.032     Document Type: Article

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