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El Bálsamo Residential Investigations: A Pilot Project and Research Issues

1985; Wiley; Volume: 87; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1525/aa.1985.87.1.02a00090

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Barbara Stark, Lynette Heller, Fred W. Nelson, Ronald L. Bishop, Deborah M. Pearsall, David S. Whitley, Helen Wells,

American Environmental and Regional History

American AnthropologistVolume 87, Issue 1 p. 100-111 Free Access El Bálsamo Residential Investigations: A Pilot Project and Research Issues Barbara L. Stark, Barbara L. Stark Department of Anthropology Arizona State UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorLynette Heller, Lynette Heller Department of Anthropology Arizona State UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorFred W. Nelson, Fred W. Nelson University Personnel Services Brigham Young UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorRonald Bishop, Ronald Bishop Conservation Analytical Laboratory Smithsonian InstitutionSearch for more papers by this authorDeborah M. Pearsall, Deborah M. Pearsall Department of Anthropology University of Missouri, ColumbiaSearch for more papers by this authorDavid S. Whitley, David S. Whitley The Institute of Archaeology University of California, Los AngelesSearch for more papers by this authorHelen Wells, Helen Wells Department of Anthropology University of California, Los AngeleSearch for more papers by this author Barbara L. Stark, Barbara L. Stark Department of Anthropology Arizona State UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorLynette Heller, Lynette Heller Department of Anthropology Arizona State UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorFred W. Nelson, Fred W. Nelson University Personnel Services Brigham Young UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorRonald Bishop, Ronald Bishop Conservation Analytical Laboratory Smithsonian InstitutionSearch for more papers by this authorDeborah M. Pearsall, Deborah M. Pearsall Department of Anthropology University of Missouri, ColumbiaSearch for more papers by this authorDavid S. Whitley, David S. Whitley The Institute of Archaeology University of California, Los AngelesSearch for more papers by this authorHelen Wells, Helen Wells Department of Anthropology University of California, Los AngeleSearch for more papers by this author First published: March 1985 https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1985.87.1.02a00090Citations: 5AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat REFERENCES CITED Bishop, Ronald L., Robert L. Rands, and George R. Holley 1982 Ceramic Compositional Analysis in Archaeological Perspective. 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