Determinants and implications of bone grease rendering: A pacific northwest example

North American Archaeologist

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-28

  Prince, Paul ^a  

^a MACEWAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 60950553391     PISSN: 01976931     EISSN: 15413543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/NA.28.1.a     Document Type: Article

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