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relative time period: Follows the Early Highland Mesoamerican Preclassic tradition and precedes the Central Mexico Classic and Southern Mexico Highlands Classic traditions.
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Finsten, L. (2001). Late Highland Mesoamerican Preclassic. In: Peregrine, P.N., Ember, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Prehistory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0525-9_19
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