The man in the iron coffin: An interdisciplinary effort to name the past

Historical Archaeology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 89-108

  Owsley, Douglas W ^a   Bruwelheide, Karin S ^a   Cartmell Sr , Larry W ^b   Burgess, Laurie E ^a   Foote, Shelly J ^c   Chang, Skye M ^d   Fielder, Nick ^e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b Valley View Regional Hospital   (United States)

^c National Museum of American History   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e Tennessee Division of Archaeology   (United States)

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EID: 60949919154     PISSN: 04409213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03376735     Document Type: Article

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