Re-creating the formative Maya village of K'axob: Chronology, ceramic complexes, and ancestors in architectural context

Ancient Mesoamerica

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 147-168

  McAnany, Patricia A ^a   López Varela, Sandra L ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

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EID: 0038400896     PISSN: 09565361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0956536199101093     Document Type: Article

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