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Peer reviewedCeci, Lynn – Society, 1990
Examines the historical bases for the story of Squanto's introduction of fish fertilizer to the Pilgrims at Plymouth (Massachusetts). Presents new evidence from an ethnohistoric, anthropological, and archaeological perspective that challenges Indian fish fertilizer use, suggesting that Squanto conveyed knowledge of the practice from one group of…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Agronomy, American Indian History, American Indians
