The nature of an ancient Maya city
Subtitle: resources, interaction, and power at Blue Creek, Belize
By: Thomas H. Guderjan
Series: Caribbean archaeology and ethnohistory
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Tuscaloosa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9780817354268; 9780817315658
Subjects: Mayas -- Urban residence -- Hondo River Region (Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize); Mayas -- Hondo River Region (Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize) -- Antiquities; Maya architecture -- Hondo River Region (Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize); Excavations (Archaeology) -- Hondo River Region (Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize); Blue Creek Ruin (Belize); Hondo River Region (Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-165) and index
Table of contents: title: Public architecture, ritual, and temporal dynamics; title: The spatial arrangement of a Maya city; title: Diversity of power and authority in a Maya city; title: Agriculture as Blue Creek's economic base; title: The importance of trade and commerce at Blue Creek; title: Power and authority at Blue Creek; title: Addressing some large and small issues