New Perspectives on Experimental Archaeology: Surface Treatments and Thermal Response of the Clay Cooking Pot

American Antiquity

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 197-217

  Schiffer, Michael Brian ^a   Skibo, James M ^b   Boelke, Tamara C ^a   Neupert, Mark A ^a   Aronson, Meredith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84983392871     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/281927     Document Type: Review

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