Ideology and culture change in prehistoric Puerto Rico: A view from the community

Journal of Field Archaeology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 313-333

  Siegel, Peter E ^a  

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DOI: 10.1179/009346996791973819     Document Type: Article

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