Early sunflower head remains from Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, USA

Journal of Ethnobiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-87

  Bonzani, Renée M ^a   Crothers, George M ^b   Trader, Patrick ^c   Ward, Robert H ^d   Switzer, Ronald R ^e  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c Gray and Pape Inc   (United States)

^d Mammoth Cave National Park   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Helianthus annuus; Kentucky; Mammoth Cave; rock shelters; sunflower

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 77955080207     PISSN: 02780771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771(2007)27[73:ESHRFM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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