The Archaeology of Political Structure: Settlement Analysis in a Classic Maya Polity

by Olivier de Montmollin

Book Overview

This innovative analysis of archaeological settlement patterns as a guide to ancient political structure focuses on the Maya of Southeastern Mexico. Working principally with data from the Classic Period in the Rosario Valley, Dr de Montmollin relates problem orientation and theory to themes with wide currency in political anthropolgy. For archaeologists interested in complex societies, the handling of the settlement evidence and the close attention...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521548020
• ISBN13: 9780521548021
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 9.7"