Ritual economy and craft production in small-scale societies: Evidence from microwear analysis of Hopewell bladelets

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 39, Issue , 2015, Pages 124-138

  Miller, G Logan ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Craft production; Fort Ancient; Hopewell; Microwear; Middle Woodland; Ritual economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926505680     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2015.03.005     Document Type: Article

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