Extending the phytolith evidence for early maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) and squash (Cucurbita sp.) in central New York

American Antiquity

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 563-583

  Hart, John P ^a   Brumbach, Hetty Jo ^b   Lusteck, Robert ^c  

^a NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 34548082279     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/40035861     Document Type: Article

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