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Punas, Pundits, and Prehistory: Comment on Wheeler's Review of “Prehistoric Hunters of the High Andes”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

John W. Rick
John W. Rick*
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Department of Anthropology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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Abstract

Wheeler's review, while concentrating on key topics, uses inapplicable ecological data, misinterprets important issues, and makes incorrect statements about the book's contents.

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American Antiquity , Volume 49 , Issue 1 , January 1984 , pp. 177 - 180
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1984

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