Beyond squier and davis: Rediscovering ohio's earthworks using geophysical remote sensing

American Antiquity

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 667-689

  Burks, Jarrod ^a   Cook, Robert A ^b  

^a Ohio Valley Archaeology Inc   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 83755206969     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7183/0002-7316.76.4.667     Document Type: Article

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