| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 392 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Maya studies |
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Maya studies.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; list of figures; list of tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Introducing the Chan site: farmers in complex societies; Part 1. Time, space, and landscapes; 2. A changing cultural landscape: settlement survey and GIS at chan; 3. Ceramics and chronology at Chan; 4. Agricultural practices at chan: Farming and political economy in an Ancient Maya community; 5. Agroforestry and agricultural production of the ancient Maya at Chan; Part 2. Life in a farming community center; 6. Ritual in a farming community; 7. Nonroyal governance at Chan's community center |
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8. "Empty" spaces and public places: a microscopic view of Chan's late classic West plaza Part 3. Diversity across the Chan community; 9. Recognizing difference in small-scale settings: an examination of social identity formation at the Northeast group, Chan; 10. Organization of chert tool economy during the late and terminal classic periods at Chan: preliminary thoughts based upon debitage analyses; 11. Limestone quarrying and household organization at Chan; Part 4. Bodies, material culture, and meaning; 12. The Chan community: a bioarchaeological perspective |
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13. Creating community with shell14. Obsidian acquisition, trade, and regional interaction at Chan; 15. Contextualizing ritual behavior: caches, burials, and problematical deposits from Chan's community center; Part 5. Conclusion; 16. Learning from an ancient Maya farming community; References; List of Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; X; Y |
| Summary |
The farming community of Chan thrived for over twenty centuries, surpassing the longevity of many larger Maya urban centers. Between 800 BC and 1200 AD it was a major food production center, and this collection of essays reveals the important role played by Maya farmers in the development of ancient Maya society. Chan offers a synthesis of compelling and groundbreaking discoveries gathered over ten years of research at this one archaeological site in Belize. The contributors develop three central themes, which structure the book |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Mayas -- Agriculture -- Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize)
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Mayas -- Land tenure -- Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize)
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Mayas -- Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize) -- Antiquities
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize)
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- Central America.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
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Antiquities
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Mayas -- Agriculture
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Mayas -- Antiquities
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Mayas -- Land tenure
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| SUBJECT |
Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize) -- Antiquities
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| Subject |
Central America -- Belize River Valley
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Robin, Cynthia.
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| LC no. |
2012001108 |
| ISBN |
9780813043517 |
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0813043514 |
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