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An ethnoarchaeological study of livestock dung fuels from cooking installations in northern Tunisia

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ID14973752
AuthorsM Portillo (0000-0002-2703-031X), Maria Carme Belarte (0000-0002-2293-0482), Joan Ramon, Nabil Kallala, Joan Sanmartí Grego (0000-0002-6635-9249), Joan Sanmartí, Rosa M Albert (0000-0003-1722-9445)
Year2017
Volume431
Pages131-144
Publication date2017-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQuaternary International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1040-6182 • E-ISSN: 1873-4553
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.quaint.2015.12.040
OpenAlexW2260603043
LanguageEN
Citations received49
References cited39

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