the SPECIAL ISSUE : NAGPRA AND THE NEXT GENERATION OF COLLABORATION
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Society for American Archaeology Position Paper The Secretary of the Interior’s September 21, 2000 Determination of Cultural Affiliation for Kennewick Man
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