Gardens and fields: The intensity and scale of food production

World Archaeology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-163

  van der Veen, Marijke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 22144471577     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/004382405000130731     Document Type: Editorial

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