In search of Maya sea traders
| 1. Verfasser: |
McKillop, Heather Irene 1953-
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
College Station :
Texas A&M University Press,
2005.
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| Ausgabe: | 1st ed. |
| Umfang/Format: |
xvii, 226 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Texas A & M University anthropology series ;
no. 11 |
| Schlagworte: | |
Inhaltsangabe:
- My first visit to Wild Cane Cay, 1981
- Fieldwork at Wild Cane Cay
- Trips to town and visitors to the cay
- Household archaeology
- Obsidian trade
- Maya ancestors : keeping the dead at home
- A new dory
- Underwater archaeology
- Volunteers
- In search of the coastal Maya
- Returning to Wild Cane Cay in 1992
- Provisions from Punta Gorda
- Submerged ancient saltworks
- Sea-level rise and ancient trade
- Settlement patterns
- Target practice
- Rough seas, submerged sites
- Coral architecture
- Truce with the sea.
