Trade and social complexity in coastal Ecuador from formative times to European contact

Journal of Field Archaeology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-57

  Martín, Alexander J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 79951904501     PISSN: 00934690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/009346910X12707320296676     Document Type: Review

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