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      ARCHAEOLOGY, ECOLOGICAL HISTORY, AND CONSERVATION

      Annual Review of Anthropology
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                Journal
                Annual Review of Anthropology
                Annu. Rev. Anthropol.
                Annual Reviews
                0084-6570
                1545-4290
                October 2005
                October 2005
                : 34
                : 1
                : 43-65
                Article
                10.1146/annurev.anthro.34.081804.120515
                c0f31443-baa4-48af-a3ac-7b27b0bb5106
                © 2005
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