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The Archaeology of Lower Central America

  Edited by Fredrick W. Lange and Doris Z. Stone This book provides a much-needed overview of the archaeological past, present, and future of lower Central America. It addresses questions such as why the region never produced complex societies like its neighbors to the north and south and takes up themes such as ecological adaptation and subsistence, trade, and sociopolitical development. 1984. 490 pp., 12 maps, 49 figures, 9 tables, 10 appendices, notes, references, index, 6 x 9 Contributors: Warwick Bray, Richard Cooke, Robert P. Drolet, Wolfgang Haberland, Paul F. Healy, Frederick W. Lange, Robert J. Sharer, Payson D. Sheets, M. J. Snarskis, Doris Z. Stone, Gordon R. Willey
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  1. Introduction Frederick W. Lange and Doris Z. Stone
  2. A History of Lower Central American Archaeology Doris Z. Stone
  3. Cultural Geography of Pre-Columbian Lower Central America Frederick W. Lange
  4. Lower Central America as Seen from Mesoamerica Robert J. Sharer
  5. The Prehistory of El Salvador: An Interpretive Summary Payson D. Sheets
  6. The Archaeology of Honduras Paul F. Healy
  7. The Greater Nicoya Archaeological Subarea Frederick W. Lange
  8. Central America: The Lower Caribbean M.J. Snarkskis
  9. The Archaeology of Greater Chiriqui Wolfgang Haberland
  10. A Note on Southwestern Costa Rica Robert P. Drolet
  11. Archaeological Research in Central and Eastern Panama: A Review of Some Problems Richard Cooke
  12. Across the Darien Gap: A Colombian View of Isthmian Archaeology Warwick Bray
  13. A Summary of the Archaeology of Lower Central America Gordon R. Willey
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