Petrography as a technique for investigating Iroquoian ceramic production and smoking rituals

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Braun, Gregory V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ceramic Technology; Late Woodland Period; Middle Ontario Iroquoian; Neolithic; Petrography; Shamanism; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

CERAMICS; NEOLITHIC; PETROGRAPHY; RESEARCH; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 82955237273     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.05.018     Document Type: Article

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