UID:
almafu_9959232161702883
Format:
1 online resource (438 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-8130-4026-4
Series Statement:
Maya studies
Content:
The Ancient Maya of the Belize Valley represents an attempt to present in one volume the extensive data from the diverse sites in this part of Mesoamerica, one of the richest archaeological areas in the Maya world.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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""Cvr""; ""Table of Contents vii""; ""List of Figures xi""; ""List of Maps xv""; ""List of Tables xvii""; ""Foreword xix""; ""1 The Archaeology of the Belize Valley in Historical Perspective 1""; ""2 Retrospective 15""; ""3 Middle Formative Prehistory of the Central Belize Valley 25""; ""4 Archaeological Investigations at Blackman Eddy 47""; ""5 Major Center Identifiers at a Plazuela Group Near the Ancient Maya Site of Baking Pot 69""; ""6 Ancient Maya Settlement in the Valley of Peace Area 85""; ""7 Cahal Pech 103""; ""8 The Role of “Terminus Groups� in Lowland Maya Site Planning 125""
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""9 Buenavista del Cayo 149""""10 Xunantunich in a Belize Valley Context 168""; ""11 The Royal Charter at Xunantunich 180""; ""12 Buenavista del Cayo, Cahal Pech, and Xunantunich 191""; ""13 The Ancient Maya Center of Pacbitun 207""; ""14 Defining Royal Maya Burials 228""; ""15 Integration among Communities, Center, and Regions 238""; ""16 The Classic Maya Trading Port of Moho Cay 257""; ""17 Problems in the Definition and Interpretation of “Minor Centers� in Maya Archaeology with Reference to the Upper Belize Valley 273""
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""18 The Emergence of Minor Centers in the Zones between Seats of Power 287""""19 The Terminal Classic to Postclassic Transition in the Belize River Valley 305""; ""20 Polities, Politics, and Social Dynamics 320""; ""21 Diverse Voices 335""; ""References Cited 349""; ""Contributors 403""; ""Index 407""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8130-3979-7
Language:
English
