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Kodiak

Kachemak

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relative time period: Follows the Ocean Bay tradition, precedes the historic period

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Clark, D. (2001). Kodiak. In: Peregrine, P.N., Ember, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Prehistory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1191-5_11

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