{"product_id":"pathways-to-complexity-a-view-from-the-maya-lowlands-paperback-softback-9780813068503","title":"Pathways to Complexity; A View from the Maya Lowlands (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813068503","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePathways to Complexity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA View from the Maya Lowlands\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eM. Kathryn Brown (Edited by), George J. Bey III (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813068503\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 May 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e526 pages, 58 black \u0026amp; white illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 3.3 cm, 0.755 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\u003cp\u003e\"Richly detailed. . . . Bring[s] together recent advancements in studies of the development of Maya civilization.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntiquity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An impressive conspectus of expertise spanning Maya fieldwork from the Valley of Guatemala to northern Yucatan.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLatin American Antiquity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Packed with data, presented in relatively concise chapters and coming from a wide geographical range, including not just the Southern, Central, and Northern Lowlands, but also a case from the Guatemalan Highlands.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003ePathways to Complexity\u003c\/i\u003e synthesizes a wealth of new archaeological data to illuminate the origins of Maya civilization and the rise of Classic Maya culture. In this volume, prominent Maya scholars argue that the development of social, religious, and economic complexity began during the Middle Preclassic period (1000–300 B.C.), hundreds of years earlier than previously thought.Contributors reveal that villages were present in parts of the lowlands by 1000 B.C., challenging the prevailing models estimating when civilization took root in the area. Combining recent discoveries from the northern lowlands—an area often neglected in other volumes—and the southern lowlands, the collection then traces the emergence of sociopolitical inequality and complexity in all parts of the Yucatan peninsula over the course of the Middle Preclassic period. They show that communities evolved in different ways due to influences such as geographical location, ceramic exchange, shell ornament production, agricultural strategy, religious ritual, ideology, and social rankings. These varied pathways to complexity developed over half a millennium and culminated in the institution of kingship by the Late Preclassic period.Presenting exciting work on a dynamic and poorly understood time period, \u003ci\u003ePathways to Complexity\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the importance of a broad, comparative approach to understanding Preclassic Maya civilization and will serve as a foundation for future research and interpretation. \u003cb\u003eContributors:\u003c\/b\u003e M. Kathryn Brown | George Bey III | Tara Bond-Freeman | Fernando Robles Castellanos | Tomas Gallareta Negron | E. Wyllys Andrews V | Anthony Andrews | David S. Anderson | Lauren Sullivan | Jaime J. Awe | James F. Garber | Mary Jane Acuña | William Saturno | Bobbi Hohmann | Terry Powis | Paul Healy | Richard Hansen | Donald W. Forsyth | David Freidel | Barbara Arroyo | Richard E. W. Adams\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM. Kathryn Bey and George J. Bey III\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The Paleo-American and Archaic Periods in Yucatan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnthony P. Andrews and Fernando Robles Castellanos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. The Cunil Complex: Early Villages in Belize\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLauren Sullivan, Jaime Awe, and M. Kathryn Brown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. The Earliest Ceramics of the Northern Maya Lowlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eE. Wyllys Andrews V, George J. Bey III, Christopher Gunn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. The Role of Ideology, Religion, and Ritual in the Foundation of Social Complexity in the Belize River Valley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM. Kathryn Brown, Jaime J. Awe, and James F. Garber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Middle Preclassic Maya Shell Ornament Production: Implications for the Development of Complexity at Pacbitun, Belize\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBobbi Hohmann, Terry Powis and Paul Healy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Developmental Dynamics, Energetics, and Complex Economic Interactions of the Early Maya of the Mirador-Calakmul Basin, Guatemala and Campeche, Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard D. Hansen, Donald W. Forsyth, James C. Woods, Thomas Schreiner, and Gene L. Titmus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. The Preclassic Settlement of Northwest Yucatan: Recharting the Pathway to Complexity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid S. Anderson, Fernando Robles Castellanos, and Anthony P. Andrews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. The Genesis of Maya Complexity in the Northwestern Region of the Yucatan Penisula\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFernando Robles Castellanos and Teresa Ceballos Gallareta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. The Preclassic Period: A View of Complexity in the Residential Settlement of Ek Balam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTara Bond-Freeman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.\tAt the Foot of the Hills: Early Monumentality at Xocnaceh, Yucatan, Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTomá\u003cbr\u003es Gallareta Negró\u003cbr\u003en\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.\tEl Achiotal: An Interior Frontier Center in the Northwestern Peté\u003cbr\u003en, Guatemala\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMary Jane Acuñ\u003cbr\u003ea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. Changing Stages: Royal Legitimacy and the Architectural Development of the Pinturas Complex at San Bartolo, Guatemala\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilliam Saturno, Franco Rossi, and Boris Beltrá\u003cbr\u003en\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. Naranjo, Guatemala, A Middle Preclassic Site in the Central Highlands of Guatemala\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarbara Arroyo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. Maya and the Idea of Empire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Freidel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16. Conclusion: Charting the Pathways to Complexity in the Maya Lowlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM. Kathryn Brown and George J. Bey III\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReferences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Contributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559265399064,"sku":"9780813068503","price":27.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/pathways-to-complexity-a-view-from-the-maya-lowlands-paperback-softback-9780813068503","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}