Classic Maya Warfare and Settlement Archeology at Caracol, Belize
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عنوان ژورنال: Estudios de Cultura Maya
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2448-5179,0185-2574
DOI: 10.19130/iifl.ecm.2002.22.406