Reconstructing the Formation of Peri-abandonment Deposits at Baking, Belize

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Reconstructing the Formation of Peri-abandonment Deposits at Baking, Belize. / Hoggarth, Julie A.; Davis, J. Britt; Awe, Jaime J.; Helmke, Christophe.

In: Ancient Mesoamerica, Vol. 31, No. 1, 2020, p. 139-149.

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Hoggarth, JA, Davis, JB, Awe, JJ & Helmke, C 2020, 'Reconstructing the Formation of Peri-abandonment Deposits at Baking, Belize', Ancient Mesoamerica, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 139-149. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956536119000312

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Hoggarth, J. A., Davis, J. B., Awe, J. J., & Helmke, C. (2020). Reconstructing the Formation of Peri-abandonment Deposits at Baking, Belize. Ancient Mesoamerica, 31(1), 139-149. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956536119000312

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Hoggarth JA, Davis JB, Awe JJ, Helmke C. Reconstructing the Formation of Peri-abandonment Deposits at Baking, Belize. Ancient Mesoamerica. 2020;31(1):139-149. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956536119000312

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Hoggarth, Julie A. ; Davis, J. Britt ; Awe, Jaime J. ; Helmke, Christophe. / Reconstructing the Formation of Peri-abandonment Deposits at Baking, Belize. In: Ancient Mesoamerica. 2020 ; Vol. 31, No. 1. pp. 139-149.

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