Evaluating evidence for warfare and environmental stress in settlement pattern data from the Malpaso valley, Zacatecas, Mexico

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 297-315

  Elliott, Michelle ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; GIS modeling; Mesoamerica; Settlement patterns; Warfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244436718     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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