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Perspectives on the ancient Maya of Chetumal Bay
The ancient Maya invested massive amounts of labor on road systems (sacbeob) for communication and trade, yet Chetumal Bay, situated between modern day Quintana Roo, Mexico, and Corozal District, Belize, provided an economical alternative: an extensive network of riverine and maritime waterways to j...
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
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| Language: | English |
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Gainesville
: University Press of Florida
, 2017-2016
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| Series: | Maya studies
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| Online Access: | http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/upso-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813062792.001.0001 |
| Author Notes: | Debra S. Walker |
| E-Book Packages: | Oxford University Press : Florida Scholarship Online / Archaeology Collection |
| Summary: | The ancient Maya invested massive amounts of labor on road systems (sacbeob) for communication and trade, yet Chetumal Bay, situated between modern day Quintana Roo, Mexico, and Corozal District, Belize, provided an economical alternative: an extensive network of riverine and maritime waterways to journey to the edges of Mayab and beyond. This volume reports recent work at sites important to Maya archaeology in the region that depended on waterborne exchange for their livelihood, including Cerro Maya (Cerros), Oxtankah, and Santa Rita Corozal. 7. Red Wares, Zapatista, Drinking Vessels, Colonists, and Exchange at Cerro Maya -- 8. An Expedient Pottery Technology and Its Implications for Ancient Maya Trade and Interaction -- 9. Sitting on the Dock of the Bay: Ceramic Connections between Lamanai and the Chetumal Bay Area over More than Two Millennia -- 10. Regional Expressions of the Postclassic Effigy Censer System in the Chetumal Bay Area -- PART III. OTHER CHETUMAL BAY INDUSTRIES -- 11. Shell Materials from Oxtankah, Quintana Roo -- 12. Stone Tools and Trade on the Southern End of Chetumal Bay 13. Postclassic Tool Production at Santa Rita Corozal: Implications for Domestic Craft Production and Regional Exchange in Flaked Stone -- 14. Economic Implications of Mano and Metate Use at Cerro Maya, Belize -- PART IV. CHETUMAL BAY IN PERSPECTIVE -- 15. Coastal Economies: Comparing Northern and Southern Belize -- 16. Maya at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Chetumal Bay -- References -- List of Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- W -- Y -- Z |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2016.. - Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (1 online resource) |
| ISBN: | 9780813051758 |
