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Notes and bibliographical references
- Journal article
Bleicher, N., Walder, F., Gut, U., Bolliger, M., 2020. The Zurich method for sapwood estimation. Dendrochronologia 64, 125776. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2020.125776
Orlando, L., Mashkour, M., Burke, A., Douady, C.J., Eisenmann, V., Hänni, C., 2006. Geographic distribution of an extinct equid (Equus hydruntinus: Mammalia, Equidae) revealed by morphological and genetic analyses of fossils. Molecular Ecology 15, 2083–2093. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02922.x
- Book chapter
Lev-Tov, J., 2000. Late prehistoric faunal remains from new excavations at Tel Ali (northern Israel), in: Buitenhuis, H., Mashkour, M., Choyke, A.M., Poplin, F. (Eds.), Archaeozoology of the Near East IV. ARC-Publicaties 32, Groningen, pp. 208–215.
Jacomet, S., Schibler, J., 2006. Animal traction and paleoenvironmental data in the Neolithic period in the northern Alps, in: Pétrequin, P., Arbogast, R.-M., Pétrequin, A.-M., van Willigen, S., Bailly, M. (Eds.), Premiers chariots, premiers araires : la diffusion de la traction animale en Europe pendant les IVe et IIIe millénaires avant notre ère, CNRS Éd, Paris, pp.141‑156.
- Book/Monograph
Vigne, J.-D., Peters, J., Helmer, D. (Eds.), 2005. The first steps of animal domestication: new archaeozoological approaches, Oxbow, Oxford.
- Manuscript, thesis, dissertation
Schou, T.P., 2014. Mobile pastoralist groups and the Palmyrene in the late Early to Middle Bronze Age (c. 2400-1700 BCE): An archaeological synthesis based on a multidisciplinary approach focusing on satellite imagery studies, environmental data, and textual sources. (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)). Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies, and Religion (AHKR) University of Bergen (UiB), Bergen.
- Blog post
Chahoud, J. Vila E., 2021, EvoSheep – Origin and evolution of sheep breeds: The diversity of modern breeds, Lebanon. ArchéOrient – Le Blog 15/10/202. https://doi.org/10.58079/bd17
Willcox, G., 2024, Early Neolithic cereal exploitation in Southwest Asia: gathering or cultivation? Bioarchéologies. 14/06/2024, https://doi.org/10.58079/11txq
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