Thomas H. Guderjan
The Value of Things
Prehistoric to Contemporary Commodities in the Maya Region
The Value of Things examines the social and ritual value of commodities in Mesoamerica, providing a new and dynamic temporal view of the roles of trade of commodities and elite goods from the prehistoric Maya to the present. Well-known scholars examine the value of specific commodities in a broad time frame—from prehistoric, colonial, and historic times to the present.
The Nature of an Ancient Maya City
Resources, Interaction, and Power at Blue Creek, Belize
Reveals what daily Maya life was like
Ancient Maya Traders of Ambergris Caye
Focuses on the maritime trade network sites on Ambergris Caye, Belize, where excavations have revealed remnants of very small villages, or camps, along the Caribbean coastline
- Copyright year: 2007
Construction of Maya Space
Causeways, Walls, and Open Areas from Ancient to Modern Times
This volume focuses on how powerful people of the ancient, historical, and contemporary periods in the Maya world used features such as walls, roads, rails, and symbolic boundaries to control those without power—and how the powerless pushed back.
- Copyright year: 2023