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Palenque; recent investigations at the classic Maya center.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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Reference & Research Book News
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August 1, 2007
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9780759108745
Palenque; recent investigations at the classic Maya center.
Ed. by Damien B. Marken.
AltaMira Press
2007
335 pages
$90.00
Hardcover
F1435
Too detailed to serve as an introduction to the archaeology of Palenque, the Maya site in the Mexican state of Chiapas, this collection instead aims to collect as much new information as possible on five recent archaeological proj...
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