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Author : Irwin Rovner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (254 download)
Download or read book Lithic sequences from the Maya lowlands written by Irwin Rovner and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kenn Hirth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Mesoamerican Lithic Technology written by Kenn Hirth and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Any overview of prehispanic society in the Americas would identify its obsidian core-blade production as a unique and highly inventive technology. Normally termed prismatic blades, these long, parallel-sided flakes are among the sharpest cutting tools ever produced by humans. Their standardized form permitted interchangeable use, and such blades became the cutting tool of choice throughout Mesoamerica between 600-800 B.C. Because considerable production skill is required, increased demand may have stimulated the appearance of craft specialists who played an integral role in Mesoamerican society. Some investigators have argued that control over obsidian also had a significant effect on the development and organization of chiefdom and state-level societies. While researchers have long recognized the potential of obsidian studies, recent work has focused primarily on compositional analysis to reconstruct trade and distribution networks. Study of blade production has received much less attention, and many aspects of this highly evolved craft are still lost. This volume seeks to identify current research questions in Mesoamerican lithic technology and to demonstrate that replication studies coupled with experimental research design are valuable analytical approaches to such questions.
Author : Arlen F. Chase
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477302603
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (773 download)
Download or read book The Lowland Maya Postclassic written by Arlen F. Chase and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-11-17 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection represents a major step forward in understanding the era from the end of Classic Maya civilization to the Spanish conquest.
Author : Eric Clifton Gibson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Diachronic Patterns of Lithic Production, Use and Exchange in the Southern Maya Lowlands / written by Eric Clifton Gibson and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George H. Odell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1489901736
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (899 download)
Download or read book Stone Tools written by George H. Odell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lithic analysts have been criticized for being atheoretical in their approach, or at least for not contributing to building archaeological theory. This volume redresses that balance. In Stone Tools, renowned lithic analysts employ explicitly theoretical constructs to explore the archaeological record and use the lithic database to establish its points. Chapters discuss curation, design theory, replacement of stone with metal, piece refitting, and projectile point style.
Author : Eric C. Gibson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (467 download)
Download or read book Diachronic Patterns of Lithic Production, Use and Exchange in the Southern Maya Lowlands written by Eric C. Gibson and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Arthur Andrew Demarest
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 700 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Terminal Classic in the Maya Lowlands written by Arthur Andrew Demarest and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Terminal Classic in the Maya Lowlands revisits one of the great problems in Mayan archaeology - the apparent collapse of Classic Maya civilization from roughly A.D. 830 to 950. During this period the Maya abandoned their power centers in the southern lowlands and rather abruptly ceased the distinctive cultural practices that marked their apogee in the Classic period. Archaeological fieldwork during the past three decades, however, has uncovered enormous regional variability in the ways the Maya experienced the shift from Classic to Postclassic society, revealing a period of cultural change more complex than acknowledged by traditional models. Featuring an impressive roster of scholars, The Terminal Classic presents the most recent data and interpretations pertaining to this perplexing period of cultural transformation in the Maya lowlands. Although the research reveals clear interregional patterns, the contributors resist a single overarching explanation. Rather, this volume's diverse and nuanced interpretations provide a new, more properly grounded beginning for continued debate on the nature of lowland Terminal Classic Maya civilization.
Download or read book The Second Maya Lithic Conference written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Zachary X. Hruby
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131754417X
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)
Download or read book The Technology of Maya Civilization written by Zachary X. Hruby and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient Maya shaped their world with stone tools. Lithic artifacts helped create the cityscape and were central to warfare and hunting, craft activities, cooking, and ritual performance. 'The Technology of Maya Civilization' examines Maya lithic artefacts made of chert, obsidian, silicified limestone, and jade to explore the relationship between ancient civilizations and natural resources. The volume presents case studies of archaeological sites in Guatemala, Mexico, Belize, and Honduras. The analysis draws on innovative anthropological theory to argue that stone artefacts were not merely cultural products but tools that reproduced, modified, and created the fabric of society.
Author : Patricia Ann MacAnany
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (166 download)
Download or read book Lithic technology and exchange among Wetland farmers of the Eastern Maya Lowlands written by Patricia Ann MacAnany and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gary M. Feinman
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1803273615
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Obsidian Across the Americas written by Gary M. Feinman and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-12-08 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume draws attention to recent obsidian studies in the Americas and acts as a reference for archaeologists and scholars interested in material culture and exchange. Moreover, it provides a wide range of case studies in obsidian characterization, material application, and theoretical interpretations in the Americas.
Author : David Michael Hyde
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (539 download)
Download or read book Lithic Technological Organization in the Three Rivers Region of the Maya Lowlands written by David Michael Hyde and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles Golden
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113594606X
Total Pages : 603 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)
Download or read book Continuities and Changes in Maya Archaeology written by Charles Golden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the current state of Maya archaeology by focusing on the history of the field for the last 100 years, present day research, and forward looking prescription for the direction of the field.
Author : Norman Hammond
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521384222
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (213 download)
Download or read book Cuello written by Norman Hammond and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-05-31 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unmatched picture of the Mayan tropical forest community emerges from this well-documented study.
Author : Thomas R. Hester
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Maya Stone Tools written by Thomas R. Hester and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James John Aimers
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813042577
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Ancient Maya Pottery written by James John Aimers and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient Maya produced a broad range of ceramics that has attracted concerted scholarly attention for over a century. Pottery sherds--the most abundant artifacts recovered from sites--reveal much about artistic expression, religious ritual, economic systems, cooking traditions, and cultural exchange in Maya society. Today, nearly every Maya archaeologist uses the type-variety classificatory framework for studying sherd collections. This impressive volume brings together many of the archaeologists signally involved in the analysis and interpretation of ancient Maya ceramics and represents new findings and state-of-the-art thinking. The result is a book that serves both as a valuable resource for archaeologists involved in pottery classification, analysis, and interpretation and as an illuminating exploration of ancient Mayan culture.
Author : Bl Turner Ii
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000307492
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Once Beneath The Forest written by Bl Turner Ii and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My interest in ancient Maya agriculture began late in the year of 1971 when William M. Denevan encouraged me to pursue the topic. Our interests had been perked by reports from Joseph W. Ball, JaCk Eaton, and Irwin Rovner of the presence of terrace-like features throughout the Rio Bee region of the soutnern Yucatan Peninsula. Denevan maintained a long-term interest in pre-Hispanic agriculture and population in the New World. Our studies with the emerging Rio Bee research group at the University of Wisconsin led to the conclusion that the then dominant themes of Maya agriculture were in need of reevaluation and that a number of remains of intensive forms of agriculture were likely to be found in the Central Maya lowlands of Mexico, Peten (Guatemala), and Belize, particularly wetland or raised fields in addition to the reported terraces. Our interests were heightened at this time by notification from Alfred Siemens of the finds of wetland fields in the vicinity of the Rio Bee region in the Chetumal, Mexico-northern Belize area.
