Agricultural rhythms and rituals: Ancient maya solar observation in hinterland Blue Creek, Northwestern Belize

Latin American Antiquity

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-98

  Zaro, Gregory ^a   Lohse, Jon C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 43549118532     PISSN: 10456635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30042487     Document Type: Article

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