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John M. Weeks, Jane A. Hill & Charles Golden (ed.). Piedras Negras Archaeology, 1931-1939. Piedras Negras Preliminary Papers & Piedras Negras Archaeology: Architecture. xiii+425 pages, 200 illustrations, 84 tables. 2005. Philadelphia (PA): University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; 1-931707-75-8 $75.

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Norman Hammond
Norman Hammond*
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Department of Archaeology, Boston University, 675, Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215-1406, USA (Email: ndch@bu.edu)
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Antiquity , Volume 80 , Issue 307 , 1 March 2006 , pp. 204 - 209
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