Floodplains and agricultural origins: A case study in south-central Ontario, Canada

Journal of Field Archaeology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-137

  Crawford, Gary W ^a   Smith, David G ^a   Desloges, Joseph R ^a   Davis, Anthony M ^a  

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EID: 0001069668     PISSN: 00934690     EISSN: 20424582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/009346998792005496     Document Type: Article

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