The behavior of surface artifacts: Building a landscape taphonomy on the high plains

Archaeological Landscapes on The High Plains

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 203-236

  Burger, Oskar ^a   Todd, Lawrence C ^b   Burnett, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b SWCA Environmental Consultants ^*

^c SWCA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS   (United States)

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