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Title: Archaeological Landscapes during the 10-8 ka Lake Stanley Lowstand on the Alpena-Amberley Ridge, Lake Huron: ARCHAEOLOGICAL LANDSCAPES DURING THE 10-8 KA LAKE STANLEY LOWSTAND
NSF-PAR ID:
10031471
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Geoarchaeology
Volume:
32
Issue:
2
ISSN:
0883-6353
Page Range / eLocation ID:
230 to 247
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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