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Fallow deer in prehistoric Greece, and the analogy between faunal spectra and pollen analyses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

R. N. L. B. Hubbard
R. N. L. B. Hubbard*
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Palaeobiology Research Unit, University of East London, Romford Road, London E15 4LZ, England
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The pollen record from an archaeological site provides the environmental background, while the animal bones illuminate its economy. Wild animal bones are also ecological indicators, and faunal spectra can clarify the status of animals whose place in the human economy is uncertain or changing. The status of the fallow deer in prehistoric Greece is explored from this viewpoint.

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Antiquity , Volume 69 , Issue 264 , September 1995 , pp. 527 - 538
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1995

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