An introduction to the least cost analysis of social landscapes

Least Cost Analysis of Social Landscapes: Archaeological Case Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-7

  Surface Evans, Sarah L ^a   White, Devin A ^b  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTEGRITY APPLICATIONS INCORPORATED   (United States)

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