The adoption of the bow and arrow in Eastern North America: A view from Central Arkansas

American Antiquity

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 243-263

  Nassaney, Michael S ^a   Pyle, Kendra ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0005756740     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2694277     Document Type: Review

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