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McKillop Heather Irene <1953-> |
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Titolo |
In search of Maya sea traders [[electronic resource] /] / Heather McKillop |
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College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2005 |
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1-299-05288-6 |
1-60344-596-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (245 p.) |
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Collana |
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Texas A & M University anthropology series ; ; no. 11 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-217) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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