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Nutritional Constraints and Mobility Patterns of Hunter-Gatherers in the Northern Chihuahuan Desert

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  1. Georgia Museum of Natural History, University of Georgia, Athens, Athens, GA 30602, USA

    Elizabeth J. Reitz

  2. Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611

    Sylvia J. Scudder

  3. Department of Anthropology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3115

    C. Margaret Scarry

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Sobolik, K.D. (2008). Nutritional Constraints and Mobility Patterns of Hunter-Gatherers in the Northern Chihuahuan Desert. In: Reitz, E.J., Scudder, S.J., Scarry, C.M. (eds) Case Studies in Environmental Archaeology. Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71303-8_11

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