Construction of Maya Space
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Construction of Maya Space

Causeways, Walls, and Open Areas from Ancient to Modern Times

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Construction of Maya Space

Causeways, Walls, and Open Areas from Ancient to Modern Times

About this book

Construction of Maya Spaces sheds new light on how Maya society may have shaped—and been shaped by—the constructed environment. Moving beyond the towering pyramids and temples often associated with Maya spaces, this volume focuses on how those in power used features such as walls, roads, rails, and symbolic boundaries to control those without power, and how the powerless pushed back.

Through fifteen engaging chapters, contributors examine the construction of spatial features by ancient, historic, and contemporary Maya elite and nonelite peoples to understand how they used spaces differently. Through cutting-edge methodologies and case studies, chapters consider how and why Maya people connected and divided the spaces they used daily in their homes, in their public centers, in their sacred places such as caves, and across their regions to inform us about the mental constructs they used to create their lives and cultures of the past.

Contributors
Elias Alcocer Puerto
Alejandra Alonso Olvera
Traci Ardren
Jaime J. Awe
Alejandra Badillo SĂĄnchez
Nicolas C. Barth
Grace Lloyd Bascopé
Adolpho IvĂĄn BatĂșn-Alpuche
Elizabeth Beckner
M. Kathryn Brown
Bernadette Cap
Miguel Covarrubias Reyna
Juan Fernandez Diaz
Alberto G. Flores Colin
Thomas H. Guderjan
C. Colleen Hanratty
Héctor Hernåndez Álvarez
Scott R. Hutson
Joshua J. Kwoka
Whitney Lytle
Aline Magnoni
Jennifer P. Mathews
Stephanie J. Miller
Shawn G. Morton
Holley Moyes
Shannon Plank
Dominique Rissolo
Patrick Rohrer
Carmen Rojas Sandoval
Justine M. Shaw
J. Gregory Smith
Travis W. Stanton
Karl A. Taube
Daniel Vallejo-CĂĄliz

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction: Thinking About Barriers and Connectivity in Maya Archaeological Landscapes
  7. 1. Causeways and Geopolitical Connections in the UcĂ­-Cansahcab Region, YucatĂĄn
  8. 2. The Axis Connecting Classic Maya Economy and Ritual at Xunantunich, Belize
  9. 3. Roads, Temples, and the Community Boundaries of CobĂĄ, Quintana Roo
  10. 4. Taming the Jungle: Decauville Railroads in Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century YucatĂĄn
  11. 5. The Chichén Itzå and Ek Balam Borderlands
  12. 6. Crossing the Last Maya Boundary: The Central Line of the Military Campaign, 1899–1904
  13. 7. All in All, It’s (Not) Just Another Brick in the Wall: Examining the Diverse Functions of Wall Architecture in Western Belize
  14. 8. Two Tales of a City: The Sakbe’ob at Yo’okop from the Viewpoints of Elites and Commoners
  15. 9. Changing Perspectives on Ancient Maya Neighborhoods and Houselots at Xnoha in Northwest Belize
  16. 10. Prehistoric Albarradas at the Site of Buena Vista, Cozumel
  17. 11. An Ethnoecological View of the Evolution of Solares: A YucatĂĄn Maya Houselot Case Study
  18. 12. The Identity That Binds and the Albarradas That Divide: Residential Space and Ethnoarchaeology in Yaxunah, YucatĂĄn
  19. 13. Constructing a World Beneath Quintana Roo
  20. 14. Not Seeing Is Believing: The Production of Space in Ancient Maya Cave Sites
  21. Contributors
  22. Index