Presumed Symbolic Use of Diurnal Raptors by Neanderthals

Eugène Morin; Véronique Laroulandie

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032856

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Presumed Symbolic Use of Diurnal Raptors by Neanderthals

Eugène Morin ,

* E-mail: eugenemorin@trentu.ca.

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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Véronique Laroulandie

Affiliation CNRS, PACEA, UMR 5199, Université Bordeaux, Talence, France
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Presumed Symbolic Use of Diurnal Raptors by Neanderthals

Eugène Morin,
Véronique Laroulandie

Published: March 5, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0032856

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eagle symbolism in European Mesolithic and Neolithic

Posted by berclae on 13 Mar 2012 at 07:54 GMT

The authors seem to be unaware of this paper, which has much to bolster their argument:

Amkreutz, L., & Corbey, R. (2008). An eagle-eyed perspective: Haliaeetus albicilla in the Mesolithic and Neolithic of the Lower Rhine Area. Analecta Praehistorica Leidensia 40 (2008): 167-180. Free access at
http://arno.uvt.nl/show.c....

No competing interests declared.

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