ANCIENT MAYA ECONOMY: LITHIC PRODUCTION AND EXCHANGE AROUND CEIBAL, GUATEMALA
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عنوان ژورنال: Ancient Mesoamerica
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0956-5361,1469-1787
DOI: 10.1017/s0956536116000183