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Human adaptation in ancient Mesoamerica empirical approaches to Mesoamerican archaeology

Title
Human adaptation in ancient Mesoamerica [electronic resource] : empirical approaches to Mesoamerican archaeology / edited by Nancy Gonlin and Kirk D. French.
Publication
Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2016]

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Additional Authors
  • Gonlin, Nancy.
  • French, Kirk D.
Description
1 online resource (xxix, 374 pages) : illustrations, map.
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"--
Uniform Title
Human adaptation in ancient Mesoamerica (Online)
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
  • Central America > Antiquities
  • Mexico > Antiquities
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Section 1: Introduction -- Foreward / by George R. Milner -- Empirical archaeology and human adaptation in Mesoamerica / by Kirk D. French and Nancy Gonlin -- Section 2: Water & land -- Water temples and civil engineering at Teotihuacan, Mexico / by Susan Toby Evans and Deborah L. Nichols -- Measuring the impact of land cover change at Palenque, Mexico / by Kirk D. French and Christopher J. Duffy -- Complementarity and synergy : stones, bones, soil and toil in the Copan Valley, Honduras / by John D. Wingard -- Section 3: Population & settlement studies -- Chronology, construction, and the abandonment process : a case study from the classic Maya kingdom of Copan, Honduras / by AnnCorinne Freter and Elliot M. Abrams -- The map leads the way : archaeology in the Mixteca Alta, Oaxaca, Mexico / by Stephen L. Whittington and Nancy Gonlin -- Section 4: Reconstruction & burial analysis -- The excavation and reconstruction of Group 8N-11, Copan, Honduras : the process of discovery and re-discovery / by Randolph J. Widmer and Rebecca Storey -- The Maya in the middle : an analysis of sub-royal archaeology at Copan, Honduras / by David M. Reed and W. Scott Zeleznik -- Section 5: Political economy -- Life under the classic Maya Turtle Dynasty of Piedras Negras, Guatemala / by Zachary Nelson -- The production, exchange, and consumption of pottery vessels during the classic period at Tikal, Peten, Guatemala / by Kirk Damon Straight -- Section 6: Reflections & discussion -- Forty years in Peten, Guatemala : a hagiographic prosopography / by Don S. Rice and Prudence M. Rice -- Two Katun archaeologist / by David Webster.
LCCN
2014050139
OCLC
ssj0001570448
Title
Human adaptation in ancient Mesoamerica [electronic resource] : empirical approaches to Mesoamerican archaeology / edited by Nancy Gonlin and Kirk D. French.
Imprint
Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2016]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Gonlin, Nancy.
French, Kirk D.
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