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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gonlin, Nancy, editor.

French, Kirk D., editor.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mayas--Social conditions.

Mayas.

Mayas--Antiquities.

Human ecology--Mexico--History--To 1500.

Human ecology.

Human ecology--Central America--History--To 1500.

Social archaeology--Mexico.

Social archaeology.

Social archaeology--Central America.

Environmental archaeology--Mexico.

Environmental archaeology.

Environmental archaeology--Central America.

History.

Mexico--Antiquities.

Mexico.

Antiquities.

Central America--Antiquities.

Central America.

Physical Description:

xxix, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2016]

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.

Contents:

Section 1: Introduction

Empirical archaeology and human adaptation in Mesoamerica / Kirk D. French and Nancy Gonlin

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 & 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&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, Petén, Guatemala / Kirk Damon Straight

Section 6: Reflections and discussion

Forty years in Petén, Guatemala : a hagiographic prosopography / Don S. Rice and Prudence M. Rice

Two Katun archaeologist / David Webster.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781607323914

1607323915

OCLC:

934287728

Publisher Number:

99966981182