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The Origins of Early Colonial Cows at San Bernabé, Guatemala: Strontium Isotope Values at an Early Spanish Mission in the Petén Lakes Region of Northern Guatemala

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Pages 80-96 | Received 15 Oct 2016, Accepted 20 Jan 2017, Published online: 05 May 2017

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