Ruins of the Past : The Use and Perception of Abandoned Structures in the Maya Lowlands /: The Use and Perception of Abandoned Structures in the Maya Lowlands. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Travis W. Stanton, Aline Magnoni.
• Editors: Stanton, Travis W; Magnoni, Aline
• Contents: Contents List of Figures Foreword¿Wendy Ashmore Note on Use of Accents Chapter 1: Places of Remembrance: The Use and Perception of Abandoned Structures in the Maya Lowlands¿Travis W. Stanton and Aline Magnoni Chapter 2: Forgotten Structures, Haunted Houses, and Occupied Hearts: Ancient Perspectives and Contemporary Interpretations of Abandoned Sites and Buildings in the Mirador Basin, Guatemala¿Richard D. Hansen, Wayne K. Howell, and Stanley P. Guenter Chapter 3: The Transformation of Abandoned Architecture at Piedras Negras¿Mark B. Child and Charles W. Golden Chapter 4: Structure Abandonment and Landscape Transformation: Examples from the Three Rivers Region¿Lauren A. Sullivan, Jon B. Hageman, Brett A. Houk, Paul Hughbanks, and Fred Valdez Jr. Chapter 5: Manipulating Memory in the Wake of Dynastic Decline at El Perú-Waka¿: Termination Deposits at Abandoned Structure M13-1¿Olivia C. Navarro Farr, David A. Freidel, and Ana Lucía Arroyave Prera Chapter 6: Establishing and Reusing Sacred Place: A Diachronic Perspective from Blackman Eddy, Belize¿M. Kathryn Brown and James F. Garber Chapter 7: Anatomy of a Post-Collapse Society: Identity and Interaction in Early Postclassic Copn¿T. Kam Manahan Chapter 8: Landscape Transformations and Changing Perceptions at Chunchucmil, Yucatn¿Aline Magnoni, Scott R. Hutson, and Travis W. Stanton Chapter 9: Edzn: A Lived Place through Time¿Antonio Benavides C. Chapter 10: Memories, Meanings, and Historical Awareness: Post-Abandonment Behaviors among the Lowland Maya¿Marcello A. Canuto and Anthony P. Andrews Afterword¿Denise Fay Brown References Cited Author Biographies Index.
• Publisher Details: Louisville : University Press of Colorado
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (384 pages)
• Subjects: Social Science -- General; Social Science -- Archaeology; Social Science -- Anthropology -- Cultural
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781607320036
• Related ISBNs: 9780870818882
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