To feed a tree in Zion: Osteological analysis of the 1857 Mountain Meadows massacre

Historical Archaeology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-108

  Novak, Shannon A ^a   Kopp, Derinna ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 27844489124     PISSN: 04409213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03376604     Document Type: Article

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