The Americas

ISBN: 9781407307411
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study draws on the underexploited resource of archaeobotany to add to our knowledge of Mayan cave ritual. The author publishes and analyses archaeobotanical results from seven cave sites in the Upper Belize Valley, comparing them with epi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407307596
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
The results of a comprehensive new survey between 1996-2006 of the B'aakal region of Mexico. Includes appendices of flora and fauna, a gazetteer of sites and mapping. Spanish text. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407307817
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study investigates the quantity and distribution of obsidian deposits in the Valley of the Volcanoes in southern Peru. A fieldwalking survey was undertaken and samples were analysed using Neuron Activation Analysis. 26 of the 45 findspots ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407307787
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study presents a detailed investigation carried out at the Pay Paso locality, which contains a total of nine sites of archaeological, paleontological and paleoecological interest on the plains of the Cuareim River in northwestern Uruguay. ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407307916
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
There has been a phenomenal increase in the literature published about the ancient, historical, and modern Maya between 2000 and 2010. This volume provides bibliographic coverage for the literature pertaining to the ancient and modern Maya of ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407308081
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This research explores the characteristics of stone tool production in the heart of the Andean state of Tiwanaku, comparing tool production on urban and rural settlements and at elite and non-elite sites. Models of the Tiwanaku state are teste... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407308074
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This book presents a contextual study of the Famabalasto Negro Grabado pottery of the late period in the Calchaqui Valleys in northwest Argentina, especially in the Yocavil or Santa María Valley in the south of the area. This is an interesting ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407308036
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Epigraphers of the Mayan hieroglyphic writing system have demonstrated that a single verb root lies behind a substantial array of royal rituals. At the same time, astronomically oriented studies have found the same root associated with the even... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781598745054
Published by : Left Coast Press
Scholars have long insisted that the Amazonian ecosystem placed severe limits on the size and complexity of ancient its cultures, but leading researcher Denise Schaan reverses that view, synthesizing exciting new evidence of large-scale land an... .... Learn More