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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

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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