A regional study of Classic Maya ballcourts from the upper Grijalva Basin, Chiapas, Mexico

Ancient Mesoamerica

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-41

  De Montmollin, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0038400920     PISSN: 09565361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0956536100001553     Document Type: Article

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