Archaeological Pedology in the Maya Lowlands

Pedological Perspectives in Archeological Research

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 51-80

  Jacob, John S ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.2136/sssaspecpub44.c4     Document Type: Chapter

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