Stanton, Travis W., authorMagnoni, Aline, authorStanton, Travis W., editorMagnoni, Aline, editorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032008http://hdl.handle.net/10217/87600From the Formative to the present, Maya peoples have continuously built, altered, abandoned, and re-used structures, imbuing them with new meanings at each transformation. Ruins of the Past is the first volume to focus on how previously built structures in the Maya Lowlands were used and perceived by later peoples, exploring the topic through concepts of landscape, place, and memory.--Book jacket.Foreword / Wendy Ashmore -- Places of remembrance: the use and perception of abandoned structures in the Maya lowlands / Travis W. Stanton and Aline Magnoni -- Forgotten structures, haunted houses, and occupied hearts: ancient perspectives and contemporary interpretations of abandoned sites and buildings in the Mirador Basin, Guatemala / Richard D. Hansen, Wayne K. Howell, and Stanley P. Guenter -- The transformation of abandoned architecture at Piedras Negras / Mark B. Child and Charles W. Golden -- Structure abandonment and landscape transformation: examples from the Three Rivers region / Lauren A. Sullivan [and others] -- Manipulating memory in the wake of dynastic decline at El Perú-Waka': termination deposits at abandoned structure M13-1 / Olivia C. Navarro Farr, David A. Freidel, and Ana Lucía Arroyave Prera -- Establishing and reusing sacred place: a diachronic perspective from Blackman Eddy, Belize / M. Kathryn Brown and James F. Garber -- Anatomy of a post-collapse society: identity and interaction in early postclassic Copán / T. Kam Manahan -- Landscape transformations and changing perceptions at Chunchucmil, Yucatán / Aline Magnoni, Scott R. Hutson, and Travis W. Stanton -- Edzná: a lived place through time / Antonio Benavides C. -- Memories, meanings, and historical awareness: post-abandonment behaviors among the lowland Maya / Marcello A. Canuto and Anthony P. Andrews -- Afterword / Denise Fay Brown.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Maya architectureAbandoned buildings -- MexicoAbandoned buildings -- Central AmericaBuildings -- Remodeling for other use -- MexicoBuildings -- Remodeling for other use -- Central AmericaMexico -- AntiquitiesCentral America -- AntiquitiesRuins of the past: the use and perception of abandoned structures in the Maya lowlandsTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University, and Western Colorado University members only.