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Six - Understanding the Function of Container Technologies in Prehistoric Southwest Alaska

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2018

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Marjolein Admiraal  and
Rick Knecht
Edited by
Peter Jordan  and
Kevin Gibbs
Peter Jordan
Affiliation:
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands
Kevin Gibbs
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley
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Ceramics in Circumpolar Prehistory
Technology, Lifeways and Cuisine
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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