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Catching tuna in the Aegean: biological background of tuna fisheries and the archaeological implications

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  • 1. Institute of Aegean Prehistory – Study Center for East Crete (INSTAP-SCEC) Pacheia Ammos, G-72200 lerapetra, Crete (Greece)

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Mylona, Dimitra (2021): Catching tuna in the Aegean: biological background of tuna fisheries and the archaeological implications. Anthropozoologica 56 (2): 23-37, DOI: 10.5252/anthropozoologica2021v56a2

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