Colors for a North American past

World Archaeology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 66-91

  DeBoer, Warren R ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Color directions; North America; Pre Columbian symbolism

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; COLOR;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14844283125     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438240942000329577     Document Type: Review

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