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When did roosters start singing at Arslantepe? A preliminary assessment of the presence and spread of Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Iron Age Eastern Anatolia

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Siracusano, Giovanni, Manuelli, Federico, Masseti, Marco (2021): When did roosters start singing at Arslantepe? A preliminary assessment of the presence and spread of Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Iron Age Eastern Anatolia. Anthropozoologica 56 (16): 241-251, DOI: 10.5252/anthropozoologica2021v56a16

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