Mass production and procurement at Valle del Azufre: A unique archaeological obsidian source in Baja California Sur

American Antiquity

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 718-731

  Shackley, M Steven ^a   Hyland, Justin R ^a   Maria De La Luz Gutierrez M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGÍA E HISTORIA   (Mexico)

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EID: 0005709094     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/282013     Document Type: Article

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