Cultural chronology of earthworks in Palau, Western Micronesia

Archaeology in Oceania

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 56-73

  Liston, Jolie ^a  

^a Garcia and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthworks; Monumental architecture; Palau; Paleoenvironment; Radiocarbon dating

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349151052     PISSN: 07284896     EISSN: 18344453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1834-4453.2009.tb00047.x     Document Type: Article

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