On pottery change and northern Iroquoian origins: An assessment from the Finger Lakes region of central New York

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 367-381

  Hart, John P ^a   Brumbach, Hetty Jo ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnogenesis; Local populations; Northern Iroquoians; Pottery; Social learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350068274     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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