Mortal pots: On use life and vessel size in the formation of ceramic assemblages

American Antiquity

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 463-482

  Shott, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 1542556829     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/281835     Document Type: Article

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