Water, cacao, and the early Maya of Chocolá:

In describing what was, in effect, a lost Maya city, the book highlights the many important research findings to date of long-term field research at the city, including a very early, yet extraordinarily sophisticated ancient water control system, and evidence for cacao arboriculture, to explain its...

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Main Authors: Kaplan, Jonathan 1947- (Author), Paredes-Umaña, Federico (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gainesville ; Tallahassee ; Tampa ; Boca Raton ; Pensacola ; Orlando ; Miami ; Jacksonville ; Ft. Myers ; Sarasota University Press of Florida 2018
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Summary:In describing what was, in effect, a lost Maya city, the book highlights the many important research findings to date of long-term field research at the city, including a very early, yet extraordinarily sophisticated ancient water control system, and evidence for cacao arboriculture, to explain its rise to wealth and power as a "kingdom of chocolate"; also detailed are the ancient city's sculpture and ceramics and the ethnohistory of the modern Maya community lying atop it
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xxvii, 494 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Pläne
ISBN:9780813056746