The local and the distant in the origin of Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico

American Antiquity

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 314-332

  Whalen, Michael E ^a   Minnis, Paul E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 33847326041     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3557082     Document Type: Article

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