Metric data in archaeology: A study of intra-analyst and inter-analyst variation

American Antiquity

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 485-504

  Lyman, R Lee ^a   VanPool, Todd L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 69249177080     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0002731600048721     Document Type: Article

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