Social complexity and the bow in the Eastern Woodlands

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 89-95

  Blitz, John H ^a   Porth, Erik S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrow; Hopewell; Late Woodland period; Projectile point

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATERING SERVICE; HISTORY; HUMAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ARCHAEOLOGY; CANADA; FOOD SUPPLY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84879285164     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: 15206505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.21349     Document Type: Article

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