Measuring subsistence specialization: Comparing historic and prehistoric abalone middens on San Miguel Island, California

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 474-485

  Braje, Todd J ^a   Erlandson, Jon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

California Channel Islands; Historical ecology; Red abalone; Shell middens

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548024609     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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