The first Maya encountered by Europeans in the early sixteenth century were exceedingly
warlike, but by the 1940s the earlier Classic Maya (AD 250–1000) were widely perceived as …

The Classic Maya have long presented scholars with vexing problems. One of the longest
running and most contested of these, and the source of deeply polarized interpretations, has …

It is often difficult to identify ethnic groups in the archaeological record, yet archaeology has
much to contribute to understanding the long-term social and political dynamics of ethnicity …

The ANTIQUITY prize-winning article in the last volume addressed writing, its varying nature
and role in early states. Now that the decipherment of Maya writing is well advanced, we can …

The background, research design, structure, personnel, and history of investigations of the
Vanderbilt Petexbatun Archaeological Project are summarized and critiqued. The major …

Interest in the lowland Maya collapse is stronger than ever, and there are now hundreds of
studies that focus on the era from approximately AD 750 to AD 1050. In the past, scholars …

References Cited Page 1 Abrams, Elliot M., and David J. Rue 1988. The Causes and
Consequences of Deforestation among the Prehistoric Maya. Human Ecology 16:377–395 …

Exploring firsthand accounts written by Maya nobles from the sixteenth through the
nineteenth centuries-many of them previously untranslated-Restall offers the first Maya …

Subtle differences in the context of feasting and manners of food consumption can point to
underlying levels of civil and social competition in state‐level societies. Haute cuisine and …

The early years of missionary activity in New Spain (which includes modern Mexico and
Central America) witnessed a complex blending of European and indigenous performance …