Kautantouwit's legacy: Calibrated dates on prehistoric maize in New England

American Antiquity

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 109-118

  Little, Elizabeth A ^a,b,c  

^a MA 01810 USA   (United States)

^b Nantucket Historical Association   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 29644442343     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2694880     Document Type: Article

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