Brady, James E., editorVerdugo, Cristina, editorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2025-09-252025-09-252025https://hdl.handle.net/10217/242048This essay collection explores the ritual use of caves in Mesoamerica by the Maya and other cultural groups, including research from central Mexico as well as the Yucatán.--Provided by publisher.Introduction to Exploring the Mesoamerican Subterranean Realm / James E. Brady and Cristina Verdugo -- Turning a Critical Eye on the History of Maya Cave Archaeology: the Emergence of the Discipline in its Current Form / Ann M. Scott -- The Cave of Balankanché, Yucatán, México, Revisited: 1959-2019 / William J. Folan -- Confronting Archaeology's Ambivalence with a Constructed Subterranean: a Critical Reassessment of the Underground in the Northern Lowlands / James E. Brady [and five others] -- The Inadequacy of the "Chultun" Category / Thomas Ruhl -- The Cerro de la Estrella and the Politics of Time / Ismael Arturo Montero García, Christophe Helmke, and James E. Brady -- Invisible Ritual: Chemical Residue Analysis of Excavated Soils from the Cave beneath the Sun Pyramid, Teotihuacan / Rebecca Sload -- "Tlaloc" and "Chicomoztoc" in the North: Evidence for Mesoamerican Chthonic Cosmovision in the United States Southwest and Northwest Mexico / Scott Nicolay, Margaret Berrier, and Myles Miller -- Caves in Ancient Maya Pilgrimage: Archaeological Evidence of a Multifaceted Role / James E. Brady -- A History of Speleoarchaeological Investigations at Yaxchilan, Mexico / Christopher Helmke, Ileana Echauri Pérez, and Eduardo Arturo Tejeda Monroy -- Caves and the Question of Sacrifice: Changing the Rules of Engagement / Cristina Verdugo and James E. Brady.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.Indians of Mexico -- Rites and ceremoniesIndians of Central America -- Rites and ceremoniesMayas -- Rites and ceremoniesCaves -- Religious aspectsIndians of Central America -- ReligionMayas -- ReligionTextAccess 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.