The ancient Maya drought cult: Late Classic cave use in Belize

Latin American Antiquity

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 175-206

  Moyes, Holley ^a   Awe, Jaime J ^b   Brook, George A ^c   Webster, James W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Belize Institute of Archaeology   (Belize)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

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EID: 73049086952     PISSN: 10456635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1045663500002571     Document Type: Article

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