Ancient Maya markets and the economic integration of Caracol, Belize

Ancient Mesoamerica

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 239-250

  Chase, Diane Z ^a   Chase, Arlen F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; CIVILIZATION; CLASSIC PERIOD; ECONOMIC HISTORY; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; ECONOMIC SYSTEM; MARKET CONDITIONS;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; CARACOL; CAYO;

EID: 84905825170     PISSN: 09565361     EISSN: 14691787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0956536114000145     Document Type: Review

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