The Stuccoed and Painted Benches of Xochicalco, Morelos, Mexico

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The Stuccoed and Painted Benches of Xochicalco, Morelos, Mexico. / Nielsen, Jesper; Alvarado León, Claudia; Helmke, Christophe.

In: Ancient Mesoamerica, Vol. 32, No. 2, 2021, p. 249-268.

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Nielsen, J, Alvarado León, C & Helmke, C 2021, 'The Stuccoed and Painted Benches of Xochicalco, Morelos, Mexico', Ancient Mesoamerica, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 249-268. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956536120000012

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Nielsen, J., Alvarado León, C., & Helmke, C. (2021). The Stuccoed and Painted Benches of Xochicalco, Morelos, Mexico. Ancient Mesoamerica, 32(2), 249-268. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956536120000012

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Nielsen J, Alvarado León C, Helmke C. The Stuccoed and Painted Benches of Xochicalco, Morelos, Mexico. Ancient Mesoamerica. 2021;32(2):249-268. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956536120000012

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Nielsen, Jesper ; Alvarado León, Claudia ; Helmke, Christophe. / The Stuccoed and Painted Benches of Xochicalco, Morelos, Mexico. In: Ancient Mesoamerica. 2021 ; Vol. 32, No. 2. pp. 249-268.

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