Late Archaic wells on the Gila River Indian Community, Arizona

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-57

  Wright, David K ^a,b   Waters, Michael R ^c   Loendorf, Chris ^b   Woodson, M Kyle ^b   Miles, Wesley D ^b   Darling, J Andrew ^b,d  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Gila River Indian Community   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Southwest Heritage   (United States)

Author keywords

American Southwest; Archaic period; Arizona; Climate change; Resource tethering; Wells

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CHARCOAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; RADIOCARBON DATING; WELL;

ARIZONA; GILA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867905691     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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