Ceramic petrography and cultural interaction in Palau, Micronesia

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1175-1184

  Fitzpatrick, Scott M ^a   Dickinson, William R ^b   Clark, Geoffrey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Interaction; Micronesia; Palau; Petrography; Temper

Indexed keywords

CERAMICS; CULTURAL HISTORY; PETROGRAPHY; SOCIAL HISTORY;

EID: 0042065355     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4403(03)00014-1     Document Type: Article

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