The ancient Maya of Mexico : reinterpreting the past of the Northern Maya lowlands /
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| Imprint: | Sheffield, UK ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Pub., 2012. |
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| Description: | xiii, 386 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Approaches to anthropological archaeology Approaches to anthropological archaeology. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8733156 |
Table of Contents:
- Contributors
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- 1. The Ancient Maya of Mexico: Reinterpreting the Past of the Northern Maya Lowlands
- Part I. The Preclassic Period
- 2. The Origins of the Mesoamerican Ballgame: A New Perspective from the Northern Maya Lowlands
- 3. The Architecture of Power and Sociopolitical Complexity in Northwestern Yucatan during the Preclassic Period
- 4. Maya Political Cycling and the Story of the Kaan Polity
- Part II. The Early and Late Classic Periods
- 5. Urbanism, Architecture, and Internationalism in the Northern Lowlands during the Early Classic
- 6. The Political and Economic Organization of Late Classic States in the Peninsular Gulf Coast: The View from Champoton, Campeche
- 7. 5,000 Sites and Counting: The Inspiration of Maya Settlement Studies
- Part III. The Terminal Classic and Early Postclassic Periods
- 8. The Nunnery Quadrangle of Uxmal
- 9. In the Shadow of the Pyramid: Excavations of the Great Platform of Chichen Itza
- 10. Divide and Rule: Interpreting Site Perimeter Walls in the Northern Maya Lowlands and Beyond
- Part IV. The Late Postclassic to Historical Periods
- 11. Rain and Fertility Rituals in Postclassic Yucatan Featuring Chaak and Chak Chel
- 12. Poor Mayapan
- 13. Maya Collapse or Resilience? Lessons from the Spanish Conquest and the Caste War of Yucatan
- Part V. Conclusions
- 14. Yucatan at the Crossroads
- Index
