Jade in full: Prehispanic domestic production of wealth goods in the middle Motagua Valley, Guatemala

Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 205-224

  Rochette, Erick T ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84871801876     PISSN: 1551823X     EISSN: 15518248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-8248.2009.01021.x     Document Type: Article

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