Elite maya pottery and artisans as social indicators

Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-89

  Reents Budet, Dorie ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

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EID: 85040480422     PISSN: 1551823X     EISSN: 15518248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ap3a.1998.8.1.71     Document Type: Article

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