Bison economies on the late prehistoric North American high plains

Journal of Field Archaeology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-313

  Scheiber, Laura L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 61449150412     PISSN: 00934690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/009346907791071575     Document Type: Review

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