The social and economic contexts of lithic procurement: Obsidian from classic-period hohokam sites

American Antiquity

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 231-259

  Peterson, Jane ^a   Mitchell, Douglas R ^b   Shackley, M Steven ^c  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SWCA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000110460     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/282508     Document Type: Article

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