"In Love and War, Hummingbird Lore" and Other Selected Papers from LAILA/ALILA's 1988 Symposium

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The Dead Tell Tales

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Publisher : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
ISBN 13 : 1938770498
Total Pages : 208 pages
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Art and Myth of the Ancient Maya

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Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300207174
Total Pages : 303 pages
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New Theories on the Ancient Maya

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Publisher : UPenn Museum of Archaeology
ISBN 13 : 9780924171130
Total Pages : 276 pages
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Andean Lives

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Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292786832
Total Pages : 214 pages
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Star Gods of the Maya

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Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292752261
Total Pages : 383 pages
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000847799
Total Pages : 286 pages
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The Worlds of the Moche on the North Coast of Peru

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Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292742630
Total Pages : 192 pages
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LAIL Speaks!

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Total Pages : 180 pages
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Recent Publications in Natural History

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Total Pages : 60 pages
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NAOS

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Latin American Narratives and Cultural Identity

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Total Pages : 282 pages
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Encyclopedia of Time

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136508902
Total Pages : 730 pages
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The Book of Chumayel

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Publisher : Richard Luxton
ISBN 13 : 9780894122446
Total Pages : 362 pages
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Andean Archi-texts

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