The politics of ritual: The emergence of classic Maya rulers

Current Anthropology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 523-558

  Lucero, Lisa J ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1086/375870     Document Type: Review

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