Historical ecology in the mesa verde region: Results from the village ecodynamics project

American Antiquity

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 273-299

  Varien, Mark D ^a   Ortman, Scott G ^a   Kohler, Timothy A ^b,c   Glowacki, Donna M ^d   David Johnson, C ^b  

^a CROW CANYON ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34249802608     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/40035814     Document Type: Article

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