Radiocarbon chronology of central Alaska: Technological continuity and economic change

Radiocarbon

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-204

  Potter, Ben A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; CATTLE; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CULTURAL HISTORY; EXPLOITATION; FISH; HISTORICAL RECORD; HOLOCENE; LAND USE PLANNING; MARKET TRANSITION; PLEISTOCENE; POPULATION DECLINE; RADIOCARBON DATING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; BISON; PICEA; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 59749083958     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033822200033518     Document Type: Article

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