Correspondence in tree-ring and thermolumines cence dating: A protohistoric navajo pilot study

American Antiquity

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 145-164

  Dykeman, Douglas D ^a   Towner, Ronald H ^b   Feathers, James K ^c  

^a Navajo Nation Archaeology Department   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0009825516     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2694883     Document Type: Article

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