Human activity during centuries of occupation significantly altered the landscape inhabited by the ancient Maya of northwestern Belize. In response, the Maya developed new techniques to harvest the natural resources of their surroundings, investing increased labor and raw materials into maintaining and even improving their ways of life. In this lively story of life in the wetlands on the outskirts of the major site of La Milpa, Julie Kunen documents a hitherto unrecognized form of intensive agriculture in the Maya lowlands--one that relied on the construction of terraces and berms to...
Human activity during centuries of occupation significantly altered the landscape inhabited by the ancient Maya of northwestern Belize. In resp...
The Anthropological Papers of the University of Arizona is a peer-reviewed monograph series sponsored by the School of Anthropology. Established in 1959, the series publishes archaeological and ethnographic papers that use contemporary method and theory to investigate problems of anthropological importance in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and related areas.
The Anthropological Papers of the University of Arizona is a peer-reviewed monograph series sponsored by the School of Anthropology. Established in 19...
The Anthropological Papers of the University of Arizona is a peer-reviewed monograph series sponsored by the School of Anthropology. Established in 1959, the series publishes archaeological and ethnographic papers that use contemporary method and theory to investigate problems of anthropological importance in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and related areas.
The Anthropological Papers of the University of Arizona is a peer-reviewed monograph series sponsored by the School of Anthropology. Established in 19...
The Anthropological Papers of the University of Arizona is a peer-reviewed monograph series sponsored by the School of Anthropology. Established in 1959, the series publishes archaeological and ethnographic papers that use contemporary method and theory to investigate problems of anthropological importance in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and related areas.
The Anthropological Papers of the University of Arizona is a peer-reviewed monograph series sponsored by the School of Anthropology. Established in 19...
Examines the processes of disappearance during the late 16th and 17th centuries--through assimilation or extermination--of the native Indians encountered by Spaniards in present-day Chihuahua, Mexico.
Examines the processes of disappearance during the late 16th and 17th centuries--through assimilation or extermination--of the native Indians encounte...
"A fine example of the contributions that can be made by well-defined and organized geoarchaeological investigations." "Quaternary Science Reviews" "A welcome addition to our library of southwestern studies. Well-written, extremely well illustrated, and filled with useful dates, field techniques, and stratigraphic data." "International Journal of Geoarchaeology" "This geoarchaeological study is in the very best tradition of interdisciplinary research that applies geological concepts and methods to the study of archaeological contexts." "The Kiva""
"A fine example of the contributions that can be made by well-defined and organized geoarchaeological investigations." "Quaternary Science Reviews"
The Anthropological Papers of the University of Arizona is a peer-reviewed monograph series sponsored by the School of Anthropology. Established in 1959, the series publishes archaeological and ethnographic papers that use contemporary method and theory to investigate problems of anthropological importance in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and related areas.
The Anthropological Papers of the University of Arizona is a peer-reviewed monograph series sponsored by the School of Anthropology. Established in 19...
"Doolittle has provided us with a very detailed description of the Valley of Sonora and for those of us interested in Northern Mexico he has pulled together a great deal of information and focused it on the issue of how the past is to be interpretated. This is an important issue."--Agricultural History "The author's presentation is crisp and lucid throughout."--The Latin American Anthropology Review "Overall, this book is an excellent and interesting study. Rarely are the insights of archaeology and ethnohistory so advantageously employed...
"Doolittle has provided us with a very detailed description of the Valley of Sonora and for those of us interested in Northern Mexico he has pulled to...
