Marjan Mashkour - Archaeozoology of the Near East 9

ASWA 9 delegates at Al Ain Zoo. November 2008

International Council of Archaeozoology (ICAZ)

Proceedings of the 9th conference of the ASWA (AA) Working Group

Archaeozoology of SouthWest Asia and Adjacent Areas

Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

In honour of Hans-Peter Uerpmann and Franois Poplin

edited by
Marjan Mashkour and Mark Beech

Volume 1

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Names: International Symposium on the Archaeozoology of Southwestern Asia and Adjacent Areas (9th : 2008 : Al Ain, United Arab Emirates) | Mashkour, M. (Marjan), editor. | Beech, Mark J., editor.

Title: Archaeozoology of the Near East 9 : proceedings of the 9th Conference of the ASWA (AA) Working Group : archaeozoology of Southwest Asia and adjacent areas / edited by Marjan Mashkour and Mark Beech.

Description: Oxford ; Philadelphia : Oxbow Books, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references. | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016040915 (print) | LCCN 2016032516 (ebook) | ISBN 9781782978459 (epub) | ISBN 9781782978473 (pdf) | ISBN 9781782978466 (mobi) | ISBN 9781782978442 (hardback) | ISBN 9781782948459 (digital edition)

Subjects: LCSH: Animal remains (Archaeology)--Middle East--Congresses. | Hunting and gathering societies--Middle East--Congresses. | Prehistoric peoples--Middle East--Congresses. | Middle East--Antiquities--Congresses.

Classification: LCC CC79.5.A5 (print) | LCC CC79.5.A5 I58 2008 (ebook) | DDC 930.1--dc23

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M OHAMMED A MER A L -N EYADI

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Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia

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Osteoarchaeological Research Laboratory, Stockholm University, Lilla Frescativgen 7, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden

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