Evidence for fishing with remora across the world and archaeological evidence from Southeast Arabia: A case study in human-animal relations

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Evidence for fishing with remora across the world and archaeological evidence from Southeast Arabia : A case study in human-animal relations. / Yeomans, Lisa.

In: International Journal of Historical Archaeology, Vol. 27, No. 348–362, 2023.

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Yeomans, L 2023, 'Evidence for fishing with remora across the world and archaeological evidence from Southeast Arabia: A case study in human-animal relations', International Journal of Historical Archaeology, vol. 27, no. 348–362. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-021-00608-5

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Yeomans, L. (2023). Evidence for fishing with remora across the world and archaeological evidence from Southeast Arabia: A case study in human-animal relations. International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 27(348–362). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-021-00608-5

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Yeomans L. Evidence for fishing with remora across the world and archaeological evidence from Southeast Arabia: A case study in human-animal relations. International Journal of Historical Archaeology. 2023; 27(348–362). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-021-00608-5

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Yeomans, Lisa. / Evidence for fishing with remora across the world and archaeological evidence from Southeast Arabia : A case study in human-animal relations. In: International Journal of Historical Archaeology. 2023 ; Vol. 27, No. 348–362.

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