Evidence of small-scale feasting from the Woodland period site of Kolomoki, Georgia

Journal of Field Archaeology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 263-284

  Pluckhahn, Thomas J ^a   Compton, J Matthew ^b   Bonhage Freund, Mary Theresa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c ALMA COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 61949217210     PISSN: 00934690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/009346906791071882     Document Type: Review

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