Pathways to Complexity - A View from the Maya Lowlands (Hardcover)

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 BC), hundreds of years earlier than previously thought. Contributors reveal that villages were present in parts of the lowlands by 1000 BC. 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 misunderstood 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.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Florida
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Maya Studies
Release date:	March 2018
Editors:	M.Kathryn Brown • George J. Bey III
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	277
ISBN-13:	978-0-8130-5484-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8130-5484-2
Barcode:	9780813054841

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