In the palace of the fallen king: The royal residential complex at Aguateca, Guatemala

Journal of Field Archaeology

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 287-306

  Inomata, Takeshi ^a,e   Triadan, Daniela ^a,e   Ponciano, Erick ^b,f   Terry, Richard ^c   Beaubien, Harriet F ^d,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Smithsonian Center of Materials Research and Education   (United States)

^e Casa Aguateca ^*  (United States)

^f Casa Aguateca   (Guatemala)

^g Smithsonian Museum Support Center   (United States)

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