In search of the "Maya diet": Is regional comparison possible in the Maya tropics?

Archaeofauna

Volumn 13, Issue , 2004, Pages 37-56

  Emery, Kitty F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal use; Foraging ecology; Maya; Regional zooarchaeology; Zooarchaeological methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748879814     PISSN: 11326891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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