Archaeoastronomy and the Maya
"The conventional wisdom says that the devolution of Classic Maya civilization occurred because its population grew too large and dense to be supported by primitive neotropical farming methods, resulting in debilitating famines and internecine struggles. Using research on contem…
Conventional wisdom says that the devolution of classic Maya civilization occurred because its population grew too large and dense to be supported by primitive neotropical farming methods, resulting in debilitating famines and internecine struggles. Using research on contemporar…
"Argues that ancestor veneration is a fundamental feature of the Maya cultural tradition at all socioeconomic levels. Uses ethnographic, ethnohistorical, and archaeological information to explore relationships among ancestors, lineages, and land tenure on the one hand, and syste…