Digging up Bones

@article{Higgs1969DiggingUB,
  title={Digging up Bones},
  author={Eric Higgs},
  journal={Nature},
  year={1969},
  volume={222},
  pages={904-905}
}
  • E. Higgs
  • Published 1 May 1969
  • Biology
  • Nature
Animal Bones in ArchaeologyBook of Notes and Drawings for Beginners. By Michael L. Ryder. (Mammal Society Handbooks.) Pp. xxiv + 65. (Blackwell (Scientific): Oxford and Edinburgh. Published for the Mammal Society, 1969.) 17s. 
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