Using In-Field Phosphate Testing to Rapidly Identify Middens at Piedras Negras, Guatemala

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 855-873

  Parnell, J Jacob ^a   Terry, Richard E ^a   Golden, Charles ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0006003934     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.1024     Document Type: Article

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