Vessel form and function in an early formative ceramic assemblage from coastal mexico

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-36

  Lesure, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85066223177     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/jfa.1998.25.1.19     Document Type: Article

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