The value of things : prehistoric to contemporary commodities in the Maya region / edited by Jennifer P. Mathews and Thomas H. Guderjan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mathews, Jennifer P., 1969- editor.

Guderjan, Thomas H., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mayas--Commerce.

Mayas.

Physical Description:

vi, 309 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, [2017]

Summary:

"This book explores how the Mayans gave value to commodities through the lens of anthropology and archaeology"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 The Value of Labor: How the Production Process Added Value to Pre-Columbian Maya Jade / Brigitte Kovacevich Kovacevich, Brigitte 17

2 Production of Ancient Wetland Agricultural Commodities in the Maya Lowlands / Thomas H. Guderjan Guderjan, Thomas H., Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach Luzzadder-Beach, Sheryl, Timothy Beach Beach, Timothy, Steven Bozarth Bozarth, Steven, Samantha Krause Krause, Samantha 30

3 Finding Value in the Mundane: Chert Features and Communities of Practice at San Bartolo, Guatemala / Joshua J. Kwoka Kwoka, Joshua J. 49

4 The Paynes Creek Salt Works, Belize: A Model for Ancient Maya Salt Production / Heather Mckillop Mckillop, Heather, R. Cory Sills Sills, R. Cory 67

5 Beekeeping Practices in Modern and Ancient Yucatan: Going from the Known to the Unknown / Briana Bianco Bianco, Briana, Rani T. Alexander Alexander, Rani T., Gary Rayson Rayson, Gary 87

6 The Coin of Her Realm: Cacao as Gendered Goods among the Prehispanic and Colonial Maya / Eleanor Harrison-Buck Harrison-Buck, Eleanor 104

7 Pre revolutionary Henequen Landscapes of Northwestern Yucatan / Allan D. Meyers Meyers, Allan D. 124

8 Cosmopolitan Living? Examining the Sugar and Rum Industry of the Costa Escondida, Quintana Roo, Mexico / Jennifer P. Mathews Mathews, Jennifer P., John Gust Gust, John 144

9 Plant-Food Commodities of the Maya Lowlands / Scott L. Fedick Fedick, Scott L. 163

10 Questioning the Status of Land as Commodity in Maya Quintana Roo and Belize / Tiffany C. Cain Cain, Tiffany C., Richard M. Leventhal Leventhal, Richard M. 173

11 Changes in Ceramics as Commodities in Ticul, Yucatán, Mexico (1965-2008) and What They Tell Us about Ancient Maya Ceramic Production / Dean E. Arnold Arnold, Dean E. 193

12 Meaning in the Making: Locating Value in the Production and Consumption of Maya Tourist Arts / Mary Katherine Scott Scott, Mary Katherine 215.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816533527

0816533520

OCLC:

961159983