CLIMATE CHANGE AND CULTURAL RESPONSE IN THE PREHISTORIC AMERICAN SOUTHWEST

KIVA

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-117

  Benson, Larry V ^a   Berry, Michael S ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Upper Colorado Region   (United States)

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EID: 85051773227     PISSN: 00231940     EISSN: 20516177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/kiv.2009.75.1.005     Document Type: Article

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