Pathways to Complexity

A View from the Maya Lowlands

AvM. Kathryn Brown,George J. Bey III

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

Pathways to Complexity synthesizes a wealth of new archaeological data to illuminate the origins of Maya civilization and the rise of Classic Maya culture. In this volume, prominent Maya scholars argue that the development of social, religious, and economic complexity began during the Middle Preclassic period (1000–300 B.C.), hundreds of years earlier than previously thought.Contributors reveal that villages were present in parts of the lowlands by 1000 B.C., challenging the prevailing models estimating when civilization took root in the area. Combining recent discoveries from the northern lowlands—an area often neglected in other volumes—and the southern lowlands, the collection then traces the emergence of sociopolitical inequality and complexity in all parts of the Yucatan peninsula over the course of the Middle Preclassic period. They show that communities evolved in different ways due to influences such as geographical location, ceramic exchange, shell ornament production, agricultural strategy, religious ritual, ideology, and social rankings. These varied pathways to complexity developed over half a millennium and culminated in the institution of kingship by the Late Preclassic period.Presenting exciting work on a dynamic and poorly understood time period, Pathways to Complexity demonstrates the importance of a broad, comparative approach to understanding Preclassic Maya civilization and will serve as a foundation for future research and interpretation. Contributors: M. Kathryn Brown | George Bey III | Tara Bond-Freeman | Fernando Robles Castellanos | Tomas Gallareta Negron | E. Wyllys Andrews V | Anthony Andrews | David S. Anderson | Lauren Sullivan | Jaime J. Awe | James F. Garber | Mary Jane Acuña | William Saturno | Bobbi Hohmann | Terry Powis | Paul Healy | Richard Hansen | Donald W. Forsyth | David Freidel | Barbara Arroyo | Richard E. W. Adams

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-04-27
Mått:156 x 235 x 33 mm
Vikt:755 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Maya Studies
Antal sidor:526
Förlag:University Press of Florida
ISBN:9780813068503

Utforska kategorier

Arkeologi inom Historia och arkeologi
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

M. Kathryn Brown, Lutcher Brown Endowed Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Texas at San Antonio, is coeditor of Ancient Mesoamerican Warfare.George J. Bey III, Chisholm Foundation Chair in Arts and Sciences at Millsaps College, is coeditor of Pottery Economics in Mesoamerica.

Recensioner i media

"Richly detailed. . . . Bring[s] together recent advancements in studies of the development of Maya civilization."—Antiquity"An impressive conspectus of expertise spanning Maya fieldwork from the Valley of Guatemala to northern Yucatan."—Latin American Antiquity"Packed with data, presented in relatively concise chapters and coming from a wide geographical range, including not just the Southern, Central, and Northern Lowlands, but also a case from the Guatemalan Highlands."—Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsList of FiguresList of TablesForewordArlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase1. IntroductionM. Kathryn Bey and George J. Bey III2. The Paleo-American and Archaic Periods in YucatanAnthony P. Andrews and Fernando Robles Castellanos3. The Cunil Complex: Early Villages in BelizeLauren Sullivan, Jaime Awe, and M. Kathryn Brown4. The Earliest Ceramics of the Northern Maya LowlandsE. Wyllys Andrews V, George J. Bey III, Christopher Gunn5. The Role of Ideology, Religion, and Ritual in the Foundation of Social Complexity in the Belize River ValleyM. Kathryn Brown, Jaime J. Awe, and James F. Garber6. Middle Preclassic Maya Shell Ornament Production: Implications for the Development of Complexity at Pacbitun, BelizeBobbi Hohmann, Terry Powis and Paul Healy7. Developmental Dynamics, Energetics, and Complex Economic Interactions of the Early Maya of the Mirador-Calakmul Basin, Guatemala and Campeche, MexicoRichard D. Hansen, Donald W. Forsyth, James C. Woods, Thomas Schreiner, and Gene L. Titmus8. The Preclassic Settlement of Northwest Yucatan: Recharting the Pathway to ComplexityDavid S. Anderson, Fernando Robles Castellanos, and Anthony P. Andrews9. The Genesis of Maya Complexity in the Northwestern Region of the Yucatan PenisulaFernando Robles Castellanos and Teresa Ceballos Gallareta10. The Preclassic Period: A View of Complexity in the Residential Settlement of Ek BalamTara Bond-Freeman11.At the Foot of the Hills: Early Monumentality at Xocnaceh, Yucatan, MexicoTomás Gallareta Negrón12.El Achiotal: An Interior Frontier Center in the Northwestern Petén, GuatemalaMary Jane Acuña13. Changing Stages: Royal Legitimacy and the Architectural Development of the Pinturas Complex at San Bartolo, GuatemalaWilliam Saturno, Franco Rossi, and Boris Beltrán14. Naranjo, Guatemala, A Middle Preclassic Site in the Central Highlands of GuatemalaBarbara Arroyo15. Maya and the Idea of EmpireDavid Freidel16. Conclusion: Charting the Pathways to Complexity in the Maya LowlandsM. Kathryn Brown and George J. Bey IIIReferencesList of ContributorsIndex