Phytolith evidence for early maize (Zea mays) in the northern finger lakes region of New York

American Antiquity

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 619-640

  Hart, John P ^a   Thompson, Robert G ^b   Brumbach, Hetty Jo ^c  

^a NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 33646544598     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3557065     Document Type: Article

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