A case of historic cannibalism in the American west: Implications for southwestern archaeology

American Antiquity

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 321-341

  Rautman, Alison E ^a   Fenton, Todd W ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 49149116462     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/40035706     Document Type: Review

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