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LATE PREHISTORIC AND PROTOHISTORIC SHELL GORGETS FROM SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

Christopher B. RodningTulane University Department of Anthropology, 101 Dinwiddie Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118.Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 33-56 | Published online: 30 Jan 2015

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