Obsidian procurement and distribution in the Tikal-Yaxha intersite area of the central Maya lowlands

Ancient Mesoamerica

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 101-110

  Ford, Anabel ^a   Stross, Fred ^b   Asaro, Frank ^b   Michel, Helen V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0005752226     PISSN: 09565361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0956536100001607     Document Type: Article

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