Understanding variation in prehistoric agricultural productivity: The importance of distinguishing among potential, available, and consumptive yields

American Antiquity

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 517-525

  Schroeder, Sissel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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DOI: 10.2307/2694249     Document Type: Article

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