Author: J. Jefferson MacKinnonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Human settlements
Languages : en
Pages : 1462
Book Description
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Prehistoric Maya Settlement, Procurement, and Exchange on the Coast and Cays of Southern Belize
Author: J. Jefferson MacKinnonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Human settlements
Languages : en
Pages : 1462
Book Description
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Prehistoric Maya Settlement, Procurement, and Exchange on the Coast and Cays of Southern Belize
Author: J. Jefferson MacKinnonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
In Search of Maya Sea Traders
Author: Heather Irene McKillopPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781585443895
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Stone temples rising above the rainforest canopy and elaborate hieroglyphs carved onto stone monuments give silent testimony to the high culture of the Maya ancestors of the indigenous peoples of Central America. They have inspired generations of archaeologists, professional and avocational, to take to the field in search of the past. One such archaeologist is Heather McKillop, who in 1979 first visited the coast of Belize in search of a little-known aspect of ancient Maya life: the sea trade that helped move salt, obsidian, coral, and other goods around the interior of the empire. In 1982, she began bringing volunteers and students to the islands off the coast of Port Honduras, Belize. Since then she has returned many times to excavate sites that reveal the scope and diversity of the trade that passed by water throughout the Maya world. In this book, McKillop tells the story of the search for the Maya sea traders, as well as the story of the traders themselves as it emerges from the excavations. In Search of Maya Sea Traders describes the trading port of Wild Cane Cay, where exotic obsidian, jade, gold, and other goods--including highly crafted pots--were traded from distant lands. McKillop also tells us about the more coastal-inland trade of salt, seafood, and other marine resources. Through the story of her own work and that of her students and volunteers, McKillop models both the research design and the field work that are required to interpret the civilizations of the past. She includes the adventure of discovery, the challenges of working in wild environments (from snakes and rising sea levels to falling coconuts) and the tedium of daily measured digs in a near-tropical setting. Through her experiences, the reader also gets to know some of the local residents of Port Honduras and Wild Cane Cay, descendants of the ancient Maya. In Search of Maya Sea Traders will appeal to that part of each of us that longs to explore distant places and cultures, in quest of a seldom-glimpsed past.
Maya Maritime Trade, Settlement, and Populations on Ambergris Caye, Belize
Author: Thomas H. GuderjanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Lifeways in the Northern Maya Lowlands
Author: Jennifer P. MathewsPublisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816524167
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
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 ethno-archaeology. 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.
Journal of Mesoamerican Studies
Author: Archaeological Fieldwork and Opportunities Bulletin
Author: Archaeological Investigations in the Eastern Maya Lowlands
Author: Jaime J. AwePublisher: Institute of Archaeology National Institute of Culture and H
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Archaeological Investigations in the Eastern Maya Lowlands
Author: The Managed Mosaic
Author: Scott L. FedickPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
This collection draws on the most up-to-date investigations of Maya practices to show that the lowland Maya utilized a highly flexible regional and local approach in their management of agricultural, mineral, game, and water resources.