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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Coben, Lawrence (2010). "Some Roads Do Lead to Incallajta: The Double Road from Vacas". Ñawpa Pacha . 30: 53–64. doi:10.1179/naw.2010.30.1.53. S2CID 129577114.
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- ↑ Undereiner, Tamara (June 2007). "Inomata and Coben's Archaeology of Performance: Theaters of Power, Community, and Politics". E-misferica. 4 (1).
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