A zooarchaeological study at Buldir Island, western Aleutians, Alaska

Arctic Anthropology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 118-131

  Lefèvre, Christine ^a   Corbett, Debra G ^b   West, Dixie ^c   Siegel Causey, Douglas ^d  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUNTING; ZOOARCHAEOLOGY;

USA, ALASKA, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, BULDIR ISLAND;

EID: 0031399113     PISSN: 00666939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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