The Pinson observatory

Southeastern Archaeology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 142-164

  McNutt, Charles H ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ASTRONOMY; SETTLEMENT PATTERN;

EID: 31344446622     PISSN: 0734578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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