In search of Maya sea traders / Heather McKillop.

Author/creator McKillop, Heather Irene, 1953-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoCollege Station : Texas A&M University Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxvii, 226 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesTexas A & M University anthropology series ; no. 11
Texas A & M University anthropology series ; no. 11. ^A393162
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207-217) and index.
LCCN 2004010258
ISBN1585443891 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1585444243 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks F1435.1.W6 M35 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold