Patterns of elite faunal utilization at Moundville, Alabama

American Antiquity

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 552-572

  Jackson, H Edwin ^a   Scott, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 20544435304     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3557108     Document Type: Article

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