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Identifying Great Auks and other birds in the Palaeolithic art of western Europe: a reply to d'Errico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Joan F. McDonald
Joan F. McDonald*
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91 Range Way NW, Calgary, Alberta T3G 1H6, Canada
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Extract

The craft of bird-watching lies in the distinctive look any bird has, so it may be recognized even from a passing glimpse. That may help with identifying the prehistoric birds captured as passing glimpses for us in Palaeolithic pictures.

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Antiquity , Volume 68 , Issue 261 , December 1994 , pp. 850 - 855
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1994

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