Explaining Fortifications in Indo-Pacific Prehistory

Archaeology in Oceania

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Field, Julie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Fortifications; Human behavioral ecology; Paleoclimates

Indexed keywords

EID: 66049162279     PISSN: 07284896     EISSN: 18344453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1834-4453.2008.tb00025.x     Document Type: Article

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