Environmental and chronological factors in the mesa verde-northern rio grande migration

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 125-142

  Ahlstrom, Richard V N ^a   Van West, Carla R ^b   Dean, Jeffrey S ^c  

^a Environmental Consultants ^*  (United States)

^b Statistical Research Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 0000250363     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaar.1995.1007     Document Type: Article

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