Las Ruinas de Arenal: Preliminary report on a subregional major center in the western Belize Valley (1991-1992 excavations)

Ancient Mesoamerica

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 215-235

  Taschek, Jennifer T ^a   Ball, Joseph W ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038739009     PISSN: 09565361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0956536199102074     Document Type: Article

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