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    Building an archaeology of Maya urbanism: planning and flexibility in the American tropics
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2023) Marken, Damien B., editor; Arnauld, M. Charlotte, editor; University Press of Colorado, publisher
    Building an Archaeology of Maya Urbanism tears down misconceptions of Maya cities, building a new archaeology of Maya urbanism, highlighting the dynamics of an ancient civilization of the Americas. Exploring agents and processes that modified Maya urban landscapes, this volume highlights the flexibility of urbanization in the Maya lowlands.--Provided by publisher.
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    Classic Maya polities of the southern lowlands: integration, interaction, dissolution
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2015) Marken, Damien B., editor; Fitzsimmons, James L., editor; University Press of Colorado, publisher
    Classic Maya Polities of the Southern Lowlands investigates Maya political and social structure in the southern lowlands, assessing, comparing, and interpreting the wide variation in Classic period Maya polity and city composition, development, and integration. Traditionally, discussions of Classic Maya political organization have been dominated by the debate over whether Maya polities were centralized or decentralized. With new, largely unpublished data from several recent archaeological projects, this book examines the premises, strengths, and weaknesses of these two perspectives before moving beyond this long-standing debate and into different territory. The volume examines the articulations of the various social and spatial components of Maya polity--the relationships, strategies, and practices that bound households, communities, institutions, and dynasties into enduring (or short-lived) political entities. By emphasizing the internal negotiation of polity, the contributions provide an important foundation for a more holistic understanding of how political organization functioned in the Classic period. Contributors include Francisco Estrada Belli, James L. Fitzsimmons, Sarah E. Jackson, Caleb Kestle, Brigitte Kovacevich, Allan Maca, Damien B. Marken, James Meierhoff, Timothy Murtha, Cynthia Robin, Alexandre Tokovinine, and Andrew Wyatt.--Provided by publisher.