Who provided maize to Chaco Canyon after the mid-12th-century drought?

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 621-629

  Benson, Larry V ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeological maize; Chaco Canyon; San Juan Basin; Strontium isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; DROUGHT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MAIZE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

CHACO CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK; NEW MEXICO; SAN JUAN BASIN [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 72649089524     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.10.027     Document Type: Article

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