Dating the entry of corn (zea mays) into the Lower Great Lakes region

American Antiquity

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 112-119

  Crawford, Gary W ^a   Smith, David G ^a   Bowyer, Vandy E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Archaeological Laboratories   (Canada)

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EID: 0002629497     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/282382     Document Type: Article

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