A zooarchaeological signature for meat storage: Re-thinking the drying utility index

American Antiquity

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 315-331

  Friesen, T Max ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0011028123     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2694611     Document Type: Article

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