Archaeological residues and recipes: Exploratory testing for evidence of maize and cacao beverages in postclassic vessels from the valley of oaxaca, Mexico

Latin American Antiquity

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 345-362

  Soleri, Daniela ^a   Winter, Marcus ^b   Bozarth, Steven R ^c   Hurst, W Jeffrey ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGÍA E HISTORIA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d The Hershey Company   (United States)

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EID: 84892554553     PISSN: 10456635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7183/1045-6635.24.3.345     Document Type: Article

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