Exploring the use of red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa) fruit on the southern Northwest Coast of North America

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 695-707

  Losey, Robert J ^a   Stenholm, Nancy ^b   Whereat Phillips, Patty ^c   Vallianatos, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b Botana Labs   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Berries; Northwest Coast; Paleoethnobotany; Red elderberry; Toxic foods

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HOLOCENE; SUBSISTENCE; TOXICITY;

OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037647180     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4403(02)00242-X     Document Type: Article

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