Ceramics, Production and Exchange in the Petexbatun Region - The Economic Parameters of the Classic Maya Collapse (Hardcover, New)

The Classic Maya collapse has engendered a great deal of debate over the last decades. This collapse was a highly variable phenomenon that did not affect the whole Maya zone, so the specific events and processes taking place in different regions affected by this "transition" need further exploration. This volume examines the economic parameters of the collapse in the Petexbatun region from the eighth through the eleventh centuries A.D. through the lens of ceramic manufacture, production, consumption, and exchange. It explores this critical time period through ceramic analysis, including type: variety classification, standardization studies, and chemical provenance research.

These ceramic data are then used to reevaluate different models explaining the Classic Maya collapse--the foreign invasion theory, the commercialization hypothesis, and the internal warfare model. The authors conclude that the internal warfare model has the most support.
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General

Imprint:	Vanderbilt University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2013
First published:	July 2013
Authors:	Antonia E Foias • Ronald L Bishop
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	640
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8265-1840-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > Pornography & obscenity Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	0-8265-1840-0
Barcode:	9780826518408

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