Adaptational continuities and occupational discontinuities: The cedar mesa anasazi

Journal of Field Archaeology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 245-263

  Matson, R G ^a   Lipe, William D ^b   Haase, William R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Town of Ledyard ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84974957248     PISSN: 00934690     EISSN: 20424582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/009346988791974411     Document Type: Article

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