The first prehispanic chile (Capsicum) from the U.S. southwest/northwest Mexico and its changing use

American Antiquity

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 245-257

  Minnis, Paul E ^a   Whalen, Michael E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

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EID: 77952964932     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7183/0002-7316.75.2.245     Document Type: Article

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