A Case Study in Recognizing Prehistoric Subsistence Organization through the Interpretation of Faunal Remains
Martina L. Steffen
Arctic Anthropology, May 2021, 57 (2) 167-182; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/aa.57.2.167
Martina L. Steffen
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