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The new archaeology and the ancient Maya / Jeremy A. Sabloff

By:

Sabloff, Jeremy A

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Scientific American Library series ; ; no. 30Publication details: New York : Scientific American Library : Distributed by W.H. Freeman , c1990.Description: xii, 193 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN:

0716750546

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DDC classification:

LAS 972.8101 SAB

LOC classification:

F1435 .S114 1990

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	LAS 972.8101 SAB (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		039255

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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.

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