{"product_id":"construction-of-maya-space-causeways-walls-and-open-areas-from-ancient-to-modern-times-paperback-softback-9780816557103","title":"Construction of Maya Space; Causeways, Walls, and Open Areas from Ancient to Modern Times (Paperback \/ softback) 9780816557103","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eConstruction of Maya Space\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCauseways, Walls, and Open Areas from Ancient to Modern Times\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas H. Guderjan (Edited by), Jennifer P. Mathews (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780816557103\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 June 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e444 pages, 87 b\u0026amp;w illustrations - 8 Tables, unspecified\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eConstruction of Maya Space\u003c\/i\u003e includes chapters with a fresh examination of settlement patterns, drawing on the expertise of Maya archaeologists, ethnographers, and historians who provide case studies from their field research. This edited volume updates the discussion of defensive walls, broadens perspectives on how causeways link and separate, and the ritual, economic, and political uses of constructed features and spaces beyond buildings.”—Heather McKillop, author of \u003ci\u003eMaya Salt Works\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “How ancient peoples used, integrated, and divided space is of paramount interest for archaeological interpretation. This volume analyzes walls, roadways, buildings, and other constructions that the ancient Maya used to spatially define their landscapes. The chapters in this volume aptly demonstrate how such remnant features can be used to contextualize social and ritual interactions, making possible a broader understanding of both the past and the present.”—Arlen F. Chase, co-editor of \u003ci\u003eMaya Kingship: Rupture and Transformation from Classic to Postclassic Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Like many similar volumes, this one is of real use for scholars looking for comparative case studies in cave archaeology, LiDAR studies, and studies of ancient residential house lots in Northern Yucatan.”—CHOICE connect \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “This valuable volume provides generative interdisciplinary questions to explore in future research into Maya space, whether conducted by archaeologists, historians, \u003cbr\u003e or ethnographers.”—\u003ci\u003eHispanic American Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eConstruction of Maya Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Elias Alcocer Puerto \u003cbr\u003e Alejandra Alonso Olvera \u003cbr\u003e Traci Ardren \u003cbr\u003e Jaime J. Awe \u003cbr\u003e Alejandra Badillo SÁnchez \u003cbr\u003e Nicolas C. Barth \u003cbr\u003e Grace Lloyd BascopÉ \u003cbr\u003e Adolpho IvÁn BatÚn-Alpuche \u003cbr\u003e Elizabeth Beckner \u003cbr\u003e M. Kathryn Brown \u003cbr\u003e Bernadette Cap \u003cbr\u003e Miguel Covarrubias Reyna \u003cbr\u003e Juan Fernandez Diaz \u003cbr\u003e Alberto G. Flores Colin \u003cbr\u003e Thomas H. Guderjan \u003cbr\u003e C. Colleen Hanratty \u003cbr\u003e HÉctor HernÁndez Álvarez \u003cbr\u003e Scott R. Hutson \u003cbr\u003e Joshua J. Kwoka \u003cbr\u003e Whitney Lytle \u003cbr\u003e Aline Magnoni \u003cbr\u003e Jennifer P. Mathews \u003cbr\u003e Stephanie J. Miller \u003cbr\u003e Shawn G. Morton \u003cbr\u003e Holley Moyes \u003cbr\u003e Shannon Plank \u003cbr\u003e Dominique Rissolo \u003cbr\u003e Patrick Rohrer \u003cbr\u003e Carmen Rojas Sandoval \u003cbr\u003e Justine M. Shaw \u003cbr\u003e J. Gregory Smith \u003cbr\u003e Travis W. Stanton \u003cbr\u003e Karl A. 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