Theatrical performances not only communicate preexisting ideas but also define political
reality as it is experienced by participants. Theatrical events thus constitute a critical process …

When the Maya kings of Tikal dedicated their first carved monuments in the third century AD,
inaugurating the Classic period of Maya history that lasted for six centuries and saw the rise …

Over the past two decades, household studies have coalesced into a recognized subfield
within archaeology. Despite this relatively short history, household archaeologists are now …

Paleoclimatic evidence indicating a series of droughts in the Yucatan Peninsula during the
Terminal Classic period suggests that climate change may have contributed to the disruption …

Soil chemical analysis has been one of the most active and promising areas among the
recent innovations in household archaeology. Ancient inhabitants unintentionally left …

Textiles in ancient Mesoamerica served as a critical economic resource and symbolic
display of status, wealth, and social affiliation. The economic significance of textiles can be …

Drawing on theoretical understandings of the relationship between civil society and the
state, the authors argue that the collapse of the kingdoms of Piedras Negras and Yaxchilan …

The lowland Maya site of Ceibal, Guatemala, had a long history of occupation, spanning
from the Middle Preclassic Period through the Terminal Classic (1000 BC to AD 950). The …

Theoretical frames for modeling prehispanic Mesoamerican economies have been informed
mostly by political economy or agency approaches. Political economy models examine the …

This report examines 10,845 lithic artifacts from the rapidly abandoned city of Aguateca,
Guatemala, to elucidate elite artistic and craft production in Classic Maya society. The …