¿Comer o no comer guanaco? Uso de recursos faunísticos locales en Floridablanca, siglo XVIII

MARSCHOFF, M.

Arqueología de Patagonia: una mirada desde el último confín. Actas de las VII Jornadas de Arqueología de la Patagonia

Utopías

Lugar: Ushuaia; Año: 2009; p. 176 - 188

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