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The ancient Maya marketplace : the archaeology of transient space /

The Ancient Maya Marketplace, edited by Eleanor M. King, reviews the debate on prehispanic Maya markets. The volume's contributors challenge the model of a non-commercialized Maya economy and offer compelling new evidence for the existence and identification of ancient marketplaces among the Ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: King, Eleanor (Eleanor M.) (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Mayas > Commerce.
Mayas > Economic conditions.
Mayas > Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Belize.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Guatemala.
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Summary:The Ancient Maya Marketplace, edited by Eleanor M. King, reviews the debate on prehispanic Maya markets. The volume's contributors challenge the model of a non-commercialized Maya economy and offer compelling new evidence for the existence and identification of ancient marketplaces among the Maya.
Physical Description:x, 325 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-316) and index.
ISBN:9780816500413 (cloth : alk. paper)
081650041X (cloth : alk. paper)