Pine nut use in the Early Holocene and beyond: The danger cave archaeobotanical record

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1199-1210

  Rhode, David ^a   Madsen, David B ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Danger cave; Foraging theory; Limber pine; Pinyon pine; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE;

DANGER CAVE; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 0344075952     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0290     Document Type: Article

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