The nature of an ancient Maya city : resources, interaction, and power at Blue Creek, Belize /

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For two millennia, the site now known as Blue Creek in northwestern Belize was a Maya community that became an economic and political center that included some 15,000-20,000 people at its height. Fairly well protected from human destruction, the site offers the full range of city components includin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Guderjan, Thomas H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2007.
Colección:Caribbean archaeology and ethnohistory.
Temas:
Urban Mayas > 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)
HISTORY.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Maya architecture.
Mayas > Antiquities.
Urban Mayas.
Blue Creek Ruin (Belize)
Hondo River Region (Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize)
Belize > Blue Creek Ruin.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Public architecture, ritual, and temporal dynamics
  • The spatial arrangement of a Maya city
  • Diversity of power and authority in a Maya city
  • Agriculture as Blue Creek's economic base
  • The importance of trade and commerce at Blue Creek
  • Power and authority at Blue Creek
  • Addressing some large and small issues.

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