A preliminary geoarchaeological investigation of ground stone tools in and around the Maya Mountains, Toledo District, Belize

Latin American Antiquity

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 335-354

  Abramiuk, Marc A ^a   Meurer, William P ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 60949687206     PISSN: 10456635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/25063056     Document Type: Article

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