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An Efficient, Inexpensive Arid Lands Flotation System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Paul Minnis and
Steven LeBlanc
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Abstract

A basic, effective, water-conserving flotation system is described. Reference to this procedure's adaptability to various research goals and suggestions concerning the presentation of the material to the analyst are discussed.

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American Antiquity , Volume 41 , Issue 4 , October 1976, pp. 491 - 493
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1976

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