Crafting marine shell prestige goods at Cahokia

North American Archaeologist

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-266

  Trubitt, Mary Beth ^a,b  

^a Arkansas Archeological Survey   (United States)

^b HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 60950700499     PISSN: 01976931     EISSN: 15413543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/4NR2-8C4H-AWXB-JVPE     Document Type: Article

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