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raised fields  A productive agricultural field system in wetlands using canals for water and built-up islands between canals for farmland.
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)  Federal legislation intended to protect and return certain archaeological human remains and culturally significant artifacts to Native Americans.







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