Ancient manioc agriculture south of the ceren village, el salvador

Latin American Antiquity

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 259-281

  Sheets, Payson ^a   Lentz, David ^b   Piperno, Dolores ^c   Jones, John ^d   Dixon, Christine ^a   Maloof, George ^b   Hood, Angela ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e INSTITUTO COSTARRICENSE DE ELECTRICIDAD   (Costa Rica)

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EID: 84892588588     PISSN: 10456635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7183/1045-6635.23.3.259     Document Type: Article

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