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Archaeological identification of historically referenced sixteenth-century Native provinces: the example of Soto's Capachequi

Dennis B. BlantonDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA22807, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 290-310 | Received 12 May 2023, Accepted 17 Aug 2023, Published online: 06 Sep 2023

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