Paleocoastal marine fishing on the Pacific Coast of the Americas: Perspectives from Daisy Cave, California

American Antiquity

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 595-613

  Rick, Torben C ^a   Erlandson, Jon M ^a   Vellanoweth, René L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.2307/2694175     Document Type: Article

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