Far from the shore: Comparison of marine invertebrates in Midden deposits from two sites in the Norte Chico, Peru

Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 176-195

  Creamer, Winifred ^a   Haas, Jonathan ^b   Jakaitis III, Edward ^c   Holguin, Jesus ^d  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c University of Illinois   (United States)

^d Instituto Cultural del Norte Chico   (Peru)

Author keywords

Coastal; Complex society; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ARCHAEOLOGY; BIVALVE; BONE; COASTAL ZONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTIVATION; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; EXPLOITATION; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HUNTER-GATHERER; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MARINE RESOURCE; MIDDEN; SHELL;

NORTE CHICO [PERU]; PERU;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BIVALVIA; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 79961091108     PISSN: 15564894     EISSN: 15561828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564894.2011.582071     Document Type: Article

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