The Postclassic occupation at Otumba: A chronological assessment

Ancient Mesoamerica

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 231-244

  Nichols, Deborah L ^a   Charlton, Thomas H ^b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b E11 SSH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; AZTECS; DATING TECHNIQUE; RADIOCARBON DATING;

MEXICO;

EID: 0030318107     PISSN: 09565361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0956536100001449     Document Type: Article

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