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Seaweed-eating sheep and the adaptation of husbandry in Neolithic Orkney

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ID3405820
AuthorsM Balasse (0000-0003-1925-5110, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, corresponding author), Anne Tresset (0000-0002-8391-059X, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Gaël Obein (0000-0002-2577-6361, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers), Denis Fiorillo (0000-0003-2215-8717, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Henri Gandois (Archéologies et Sciences de l’Antiquité)
Year2019
Volume93
Issue370
Pages919-932
Publication date2019-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAntiquity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744
PublisherAntiquity Publications (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15184/aqy.2019.95
OpenAlexW2967861964
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited22

Adaptation (eye) · Agriculture · Animal husbandry · Archaeology · Biology · Geography · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Neuroscience · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies

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Unique citing works21
Citations per year3
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 18
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