The archaeology of war: A North American perspective

Journal of Archaeological Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 207-241

  Lambert, Patricia M ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioarchaeology; North America; Prehistory; Warfare

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; DATING METHOD; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; PREHISTORIC; WAR;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0036323792     PISSN: 10590161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016063710831     Document Type: Article

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