A trace element analysis of New York chert sources

North American Archaeologist

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-186

  Rafferty, Sean M ^a   Wood, Candis ^a   Rieth, Christina B ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

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EID: 60950597941     PISSN: 01976931     EISSN: 15413543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/NA.28.2.c     Document Type: Article

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