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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781273503321

Autore

McKillop Heather Irene <1953->

Titolo

In search of Maya sea traders [[electronic resource] /] / Heather McKillop

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2005

ISBN

1-299-05288-6

1-60344-596-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 p.)

Collana

Texas A & M University anthropology series ; ; no. 11

Disciplina

972.82/401

Soggetti

Mayas - Commerce

Mayas - Antiquities

Excavations (Archaeology) - Belize - Punta Gorda Region

Underwater archaeology - Belize - Punta Gorda Region

Coastwise navigation - Belize - Punta Gorda Region

Wild Cane Cay Site (Belize)

Punta Gorda Region (Belize) Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-217) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.