Lifeways in the Northern Maya Lowlands: New Approaches to Archaeology in the Yucatan Peninsula - Rilegato

9780816524167: Lifeways in the Northern Maya Lowlands: New Approaches to Archaeology in the Yucatan Peninsula

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ISBN 10: 0816524165 ISBN 13: 9780816524167

Casa editrice: Univ of Arizona Pr, 2006

The flat, dry reaches of the northern Yucat�n Peninsula have been largely ignored by archaeologists drawn to the more illustrious sites of the south. This book is the first volume to focus entirely on the northern Maya lowlands, presenting a broad cross-section of current research projects in the region by both established and up-and-coming scholars. To address the heretofore unrecognized importance of the northern lowlands in Maya prehistory, the contributors cover key topics relevant to Maya studies: the environmental and historical significance of the region, the archaeology of both large and small sites, the development of agriculture, resource management, ancient politics, and long-distance interaction among sites. As a volume in the series Native Peoples of the Americas, it adds a human dimension to archaeological findings by incorporating modern ethnographic data.

By exploring various social and political levels of Maya society through a broad expanse of time, Lifeways in the Northern Maya Lowlands not only reconstructs a little-known past, it also suggests the broad implications of archaeology for related studies of tourism, household economies, and ethnoarchaeology. It is a benchmark work that pointedly demonstrates the need for researchers in both north and south to ignore modern geographic boundaries in their search for new ideas to further their understanding of the ancient Maya.

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L'autore:

Jennifer P. Mathews is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Trinity University and is Co-Director of the Yalahau Regional Human Ecology Project. Bethany A. Morrison is an archaeology consultant for Historical Perspectives, Inc., in Westport, Connecticut., and an adjunct professor at Western Connecticut State University.

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