Unpacking the discard equation: Simulating the accumulation of artifacts in the archaeological record

American Antiquity

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 194-213

  Varien, Mark D ^a   Potter, James M ^b  

^a CROW CANYON ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001505619     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/282506     Document Type: Article

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