Building an archaeology of Maya urbanism : planning and flexibility in the American tropics / edited by Damien B. Marken and M. Charlotte Arnauld.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marken, Damien B., 1977- editor.

Arnauld, Marie-Charlotte, editor.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban Mayas.

Mayas--Antiquities.

Mayas.

Urbanization--Central America.

Urbanization.

Central America.

Physical Description:

xvi, 476 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Denver : University Press of Colorado, [2023]

Summary:

"Building an Archaeology of Maya Urbanism tears down misconceptions of Maya cities, building a new archaeology of Maya urbanism, highlighting the dynamics of an ancient civilization of the Americas. Exploring agents and processes that modified Maya urban landscapes, this volume highlights the flexibility of urbanization in the Maya lowlands"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Building an archaeology of lowland Maya urbanism / Damien B. Marken and M. Charlotte Arnauld

The roots of urbanization : Early-Middle Preclassic transformations to a sedentary lifestyle at Ceibal, Guatemala / Daniela Triadan and Takeshi Inomata

Living in a contested landscape : adapting settlement decisions in the Buenavista Valley, Petén, Guatemala / Thomas Garrison

A city in flux : the dynamic urban form and function of El Perú-Waka' / Keith Eppich, Damien B. Marken and Elsa Damaris Menéndez

Urbanizing paradise : the implications of pervasive images of flower world across Chichen Itza / Travis Stanton, Karl A. Taube, José Francisco Osorio León, Francisco Pérez Ruíz, and María Rocio González de la Mata

Spatial and social contraction in Late-Terminal Classic Río Bec neighborhoods / M. Charlotte Arnauld and Sarah Dzul

Households, neighborhoods, and inequality at two Classic Period Maya cities in Southern Belize / Amy E. Thompson and Keith M. Prufer

Households, growth, contraction, and mobility at the Classic Maya Center of Naachtun / Julien Hiquet, Julien Sion and Divina Perla Barrera

Walking through the urban maze of Mayapán / Timothy Hare and Marilyn Masson

The living landscape : livelihoods and opportunities in the city and region of Ancient Tikal / Timothy Murtha

Urban planning at Caracol : governance, residential autonomy, and heterarchical management through time / Adrian S. Z. Chase

Urban planning through the prism of infrastructure at Palenque, Chiapas : an assessment of urban function and local decision-making during the Late Classic / r Rodrigo Liendo Stuardo and Arianna Campiani

Settlement pattern and land use dynamics at Naachtun : shaping an agrarian Maya town / Phillipe Nondédéo, Eva Lemonnier, Julien Hiquet, Louise Purdue, Cyril Castanet, Lydie Dussol, and Marc Testé

The death and life of agricultural cities / John Walker.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

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

Other Format:

Online version: Building an archaeology of Maya urbanism

ISBN:

9781646424085

1646424085

OCLC:

1359048888

Publisher Number:

99995534210