Animism as a means of exploring archaeological fishing structures on Willapa Bay, Washington, USA

Cambridge Archaeological Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-32

  Losey, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 77953708606     PISSN: 09597743     EISSN: 14740540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959774310000028     Document Type: Review

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