The Archaeology of Political Structure : Settlement Analysis in a Classic Maya Polity (9780521548021)

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 paid to bridging arguments provide valuable guidance on analysing a multiscale settlement record when reconstructing political structure. For Mayanists, the characterization of settlement and political structure is unprecedented in its rigour and scope. The Archaeology of Political Structure thus blends the particular fascination of Maya archaeology with developments of more general interest in anthropological archaeology to make a substantial contribution to the practice and theory of settlement studies within complex societies.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 308 pages
• Dimensions 189 x 247 x 17mm | 568g
• Publication date 22 Jan 2004
• Publisher Cambridge University Press
• Publication City/Country Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Language English
• Edition Statement Revised ed.
• Illustrations note Worked examples or Exercises
• ISBN10 0521548020
• ISBN13 9780521548021

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