Expansion of the known distribution of Asiatic mouflon (Ovis orientalis) in the Late Pleistocene of the Southern Levant

Wild sheep (Ovis orientalis) bones recovered from the Natufian site of Shubayqa 1 demonstrate a wider distribution of mouflon in the Late Pleistocene of the Southern Levant than previously known. Early Epipalaeolithic sites are common in the limestone steppe region of eastern Jordan but have yielded...

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Main Authors: Lisa Yeomans, Louise Martin, Tobias Richter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2017-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.170409