Fallow deer abundances and age profiles indicate opportunistic hunting in the Middle Paleolithic Levant
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6433113 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Meir Orbach (0000-0001-8987-0771), R Yeshurun (0000-0002-1734-0138) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 180 |
| Pages | 106304-106304 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Archaeological Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-4403 • E-ISSN: 1095-9238 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jas.2025.106304 |
| OpenAlex | W4411613197 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 82 |
Archaeology · Bronze Age · Geography · Middle East · Middle Paleolithic · Pleistocene · Southern Levant · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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