Sedentism, storage, and the intensification of small seeds: Prehistoric developments in Owens Valley, California

North American Archaeologist

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 281-309

  Eerkens, Jelmer W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 38349105451     PISSN: 01976931     EISSN: 15413543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/GHAT-YV8A-M1BW-0HPH     Document Type: Article

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