Directional layouts in central lowland Maya settlement

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Directional layouts in central lowland Maya settlement. / Bevan, Andrew; Jobbová, Eva; Helmke, Christophe; Awe, Jaime.

In: Journal of Archaeological Science, Vol. 40, 2013, p. 2373-2383.

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Bevan, A, Jobbová, E, Helmke, C & Awe, J 2013, 'Directional layouts in central lowland Maya settlement', Journal of Archaeological Science, vol. 40, pp. 2373-2383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2013.01.011

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Bevan, A., Jobbová, E., Helmke, C., & Awe, J. (2013). Directional layouts in central lowland Maya settlement. Journal of Archaeological Science, 40, 2373-2383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2013.01.011

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Bevan A, Jobbová E, Helmke C, Awe J. Directional layouts in central lowland Maya settlement. Journal of Archaeological Science. 2013;40:2373-2383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2013.01.011

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Bevan, Andrew ; Jobbová, Eva ; Helmke, Christophe ; Awe, Jaime. / Directional layouts in central lowland Maya settlement. In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 2013 ; Vol. 40. pp. 2373-2383.

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