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The Origins of Maya Civilization

  Edited by Richard E. W. Adams The contributors to this book scrutinize the data, survey external influences on the early Maya, and consider economics, ecology, demography, and warfare – as well as social and ideological factors – in explaining the transformation of Maya culture from a village-oriented society to one centered on elite classes living in large civic centers with monumental architecture. 1977. 482 pp., 6 maps, 31 figures, 10 tables, notes, references, index, 6 x 9 Contributors: Richard E. W. Adams, Joseph W. Ball, Michael D. Coe, T. Patrick Culbert, Norman Hammond, Gareth W. Lowe, Robert McC. Netting, Jacinto Quirarte, Robert L. Rands, William L. Rathje, William T. Sanders, David L. Webster, Gordon R. Willey
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  1. The Origins Of Civilization In The Maya Lowlands Richard E. W. Adams And T. Patrick Culbert
  2. Early Maya Development At Tikal, Guatemala T. Patrick Culbert
  3. Ex Oriente Lux: A View From Belize Norman Hammond
  4. Rio Bec Archaeology And The Rise Of Maya Civilization Richard E. W. Adams
  5. The Rise Of The Northern Maya Chiefdoms: A Socioprocessual Analysis Joseph W. Ball
  6. The Rise Of Classic Maya Civilization: A PasiÓN Valley Perspective Gordon R. Willey
  7. The Rise Of Classic Maya Civilization In The Northwestern Zone: Isolation And Integration Robert L. Rands
  8. Olmec And Maya: A Study In Relationships Michael D. Coe
  9. The Mixe-Zoque As Competing Neighbors Of The Early Lowland Maya Gareth W. Lowe
  10. Early Art Styles Of Mesoamerica And Early Classic Maya Art Jacinto Quirarte
  11. Environmental Heterogeneity And The Evolution Of Lowland Maya Civilization William T. Sanders
  12. Maya Subsistence: Mythologies, Analogies, Possibilities Robert Mcc. Netting
  13. Warfare And The Evolution Of Maya Civilization David L. Webster
  14. The Tikal Connection William L. Rathje
  15. The Rise Of Maya Civilization: A Summary View Gordon R. Willey

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