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Dolores R. Piperno & Deborah M Pearsall. The origins of agriculture in the lowland Neotropics. xiv+400 pages, 14 colour plates, numerous illustrations. 1998. London & New York (NY): Academic Press; 0-12-557180-1 hardback $99

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David R. Harris
David R. Harris*
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Institute of Archaeology, University College London david.harris@ucl.ac.uk
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Antiquity , Volume 73 , Issue 279 , March 1999 , pp. 242 - 244
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1999

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