The Ocmulgee/Blackshear people and the middleman hypothesis: An isotopic evaluation

Southeastern Archaeology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 124-133

  Tucker, Bryan D ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; MODELING; TRADE; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; VALLEY;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38949152680     PISSN: 0734578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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