Reconstructing perishable architecture: Prospects and limitations of a fort ancient example

North American Archaeologist

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 357-388

  Cook, Robert A ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 60950473275     PISSN: 01976931     EISSN: 15413543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/F6Q4-JYM4-8Y6D-LXBQ     Document Type: Article

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