Overcoming disciplinary solitude: The archaeology and geology of native copper in eastern North America

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-66

  Levine, Mary Ann ^a  

^a FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; COPPER; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; NINETEENTH CENTURY;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33845478674     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20146     Document Type: Article

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