The new archaeology and the ancient Maya
Sabloff, Jeremy A.
The new archaeology and the ancient Maya / Jeremy A. Sabloff - New York : Scientific American Library : Distributed by W.H. Freeman , c1990. - xii, 193 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. - Scientific American Library series ; no. 30 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-186).
They use high-tech equipment, chemical analyses, sampling strategies, and other modern means to gain a better understanding of why and how cultures change. Using the study of the Maya as a test case, Jeremy Sabloff shows how the exciting transformation of archaeology is shedding new light on past civilizations.
0716750546
89010927
Mayas---Antiquities
Archaeology---Methodology
Archaeology----Philosophy
Mexico---Antiquities
Central America---Antiquities
F1435 / .S114 1990
LAS 972.8101 SAB
The new archaeology and the ancient Maya / Jeremy A. Sabloff - New York : Scientific American Library : Distributed by W.H. Freeman , c1990. - xii, 193 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. - Scientific American Library series ; no. 30 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-186).
They use high-tech equipment, chemical analyses, sampling strategies, and other modern means to gain a better understanding of why and how cultures change. Using the study of the Maya as a test case, Jeremy Sabloff shows how the exciting transformation of archaeology is shedding new light on past civilizations.
0716750546
89010927
Mayas---Antiquities
Archaeology---Methodology
Archaeology----Philosophy
Mexico---Antiquities
Central America---Antiquities
F1435 / .S114 1990
LAS 972.8101 SAB