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Title:

Human adaptation in ancient Mesoamerica : empirical approaches to Mesoamerican archaeology / edited by Nancy Gonlin and Kirk D. French.

Publisher:

University Press of Colorado,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xxix, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Subject:

Mayas--Social conditions.
Mayas--Antiquities.
Human ecology--Mexico--History--To 1500.
Human ecology--Central America--History--To 1500.
Social archaeology--Mexico.
Social archaeology--Central America.
Environmental archaeology--Mexico.
Environmental archaeology--Central America.
Mexico--Antiquities.
Central America--Antiquities.

Other Authors:

Gonlin, Nancy, editor.
French, Kirk D., editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Two Katun archaeologist / Empirical archaeology and human adaptation in Mesoamerica / David Webster. Section 2: Water & land -- Water temples and civil engineering at Teotihuacan, Mexico / Susan Toby Evans and Deborah L. Nichols -- Measuring the impact of land cover change at Palenque, Mexico / Kirk D. French and Christopher J. Duffy -- Complementarity and synergy : stones, bones, soil and toil in the Copan Valley, Honduras / John D. Wingard -- Section 3: Population and settlement studies -- Chronology, construction, and the abandonment process : a case study from the classic Maya kingdom of Copan, Honduras / AnnCorinne Freter and Elliot M. Abrams -- The map leads the way : archaeology in the Mixteca Alta, Oaxaca, Mexico / Stephen L. Whittington and Nancy Gonlin -- Section 4: Reconstruction and burial analysis -- The excavation and reconstruction of Group 8N-11, Copan, Honduras : the process of discovery and re-discovery / Randolph J. Widmer and Rebecca Storey -- The Maya in the middle : an analysis of sub-royal archaeology at Copan, Honduras / David M. Reed and W. Scott Zeleznik -- Section 5: Political economy -- Life under the classic Maya Turtle Dynasty of Piedras Negras, Guatemala : households and history / Zachary Nelson -- The production, exchange, and consumption of pottery vessels during the classic period at Tikal, Pet©♭n, Guatemala / Kirk Damon Straight -- Section 6: Reflections and discussion -- Forty years in Pet©♭n, Guatemala : a hagiographic prosopography / Don S. Rice and Prudence M. Rice -- Two Katun archaeologist / David Webster.

Summary:

"From the hydrological engineering behind Teotihuacan's layout, to the complexities of agriculture and sustainability in the Maya lowlands, to the nuanced history of abandonment along different lineages and households in Maya centers, Human Adaptation in Ancient Mesoamerica covers a diverse array of topics which explore human adaptation in Mesoamerica to social, political, economic, and environmental factors"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1607323915
9781607323914

OCLC:

(OCoLC)934287728

LCCN:

2014050139

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)