Maize, matrilocality, migration, and northern Iroquoian evolution

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 151-182

  Hart, John P ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Iroquois; Maize agriculture; Matrilocality; Migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 14244271744     PISSN: 10725369     EISSN: 15737764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011301218533     Document Type: Article

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