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Neolithic sheep birth distribution

Results from Nova Nadezhda (sixth millennium BC, Bulgaria) and a reassessment of European data with a new modern reference set including upper and lower molars

Bibliographic Data

ID11902087
AuthorsM Balasse (0000-0003-1925-5110, Archéozoologie et Archéobotanique, corresponding author), Léo Renault-Fabregon (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Henri Gandois (Centre de Recherche en Archéologie, Archéosciences, Histoire), Denis Fiorillo (0000-0003-2215-8717, Archéozoologie et Archéobotanique), John Gorczyk (0000-0001-5782-5909, United States Naval Observatory), Krum Bacvarov (0000-0001-6124-4357, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), Maria Ivanova-Bieg (0000-0002-4343-7005, Heidelberg University), Maria Ivanova (0000-0002-4831-6667)
Year2020
Volume118
Pages105139-105139
Publication date2020-04-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Archaeological Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-4403 • E-ISSN: 1095-9238
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jas.2020.105139
OpenAlexW3017178898
LanguageEN
Citations received24
References cited33

Animal husbandry · Animal science · Archaeology · Biology · Geography · Herd · Molar · Reproduction · Season of birth · Seasonality · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Demography · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Ecology · Paleontology

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Unique citing works24
Citations per year4,8
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 23
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