Evolutionary Foraging Models in Zooarchaeological Analysis: Recent Applications and Future Challenges

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  2007

• Venue

  Journal of Archaeological Research

• Publication date

  2007-05-24

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science, History

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  DOI 10.1007/S10814-007-9011-1
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