Water resources of the chunchucmil maya

Geographical Review

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 493-510

  Luzzadder Beach, Sheryl ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geoarchaeology; Groundwater quality; Maya; Water use; Yucat n peninsula

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040780427     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2000.tb00351.x     Document Type: Article

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