Writing on the face of the moon: Women"s products, archetypes, and power in ancient maya civilization

Manifesting Power: Gender and the Interpretation of Power in Archaeology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 81-102

  Tate, Carolyn E ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203165218-14     Document Type: Chapter

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