Of flesh and stone: Labor investment and regional sociopolitical implications of Plaza/Batey construction at the ceremonial center of tibes (A.D. 600-A.D. 1200), Puerto Rico

Latin American Antiquity

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 125-151

  Torres, Joshua M ^a   Curet, L Antonio ^b   Rice Snow, Scott ^c   Castor, Melissa J ^c   Castor, Andrew K ^c  

^a National Park Service   (Virgin Islands (U.S.))

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84929667330     PISSN: 10456635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7183/1045-6635.25.2.125     Document Type: Article

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