Accumulations research in the Southwest United States: Middle-range theory for big-picture problems

World Archaeology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 132-155

  Varien, Mark D ^a   Ortman, Scott G ^a  

^a CROW CANYON ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Middle range research; Pottery use and discard; Site formation processes; Site occupation span

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; SOCIAL HISTORY;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14844334125     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0043824042000329603     Document Type: Article

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