Ecology in the long view: Settlement histories, agrosystemic strategies, and ecological performance

Journal of Field Archaeology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 141-150

  Butzer, Karl W ^a  

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EID: 33749340411     PISSN: 00934690     EISSN: 20424582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/009346996791973909     Document Type: Article

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