Inside the "African cattle complex": animal burials in the holocene central Sahara.

Inside the "African cattle complex": animal burials in the holocene central Sahara.

Cattle pastoralism is an important trait of African cultures. Ethnographic studies describe the central role played by domestic cattle within many societies, highlighting its social and ideological value well beyond its mere function as 'walking larder'. Historical depth of this African le...

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Main Authors: Savino di Lernia, Mary Anne Tafuri, Marina Gallinaro, Francesca Alhaique, Marie Balasse, Lucia Cavorsi, Paul D Fullagar, Anna Maria Mercuri, Andrea Monaco, Alessandro Perego, Andrea Zerboni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3577651?pdf=render

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