Paleoindian Bison Procurement and Paleoenvironments in Middle Park of Colorado

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 655-674

  Kornfeld, Marcel ^a   Frison, George C ^a   Larson, Mary Lou ^a   Miller, James C ^b   Saysette, Jan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; MORTALITY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE; RADIOCARBON DATING; SKELETAL REMAINS;

COLORADO; MIDDLE PARK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0011873291     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6548(199910)14:7<655::AID-GEA3>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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