Chiefly power and food storage in southeastern north america

World Archaeology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 145-164

  Wesson, Cameron B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alabama; Creek; Households; Politics; Storage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; SOCIAL HISTORY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; STORAGE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0032837917     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438243.1999.9980436     Document Type: Article

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