Dark materials: Pre-Columbian black lithic carvings from St Vincent and the wider Caribbean
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2352-409X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102393