Garrison, Thomas G., editorHouston, Stephen, editorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2018-12-112018-12-112018https://hdl.handle.net/10217/193037Includes bibliographical references and index.Six years of archaeological survey around the Maya kingdom of El Zotz a complex picture of a dynamic landscape that experienced numerous fluctuations over the course of 2000 years of occupation-it serves as a test-case of political debility and strength during the height of dynastic struggles.--Provided by publisher.A fortress in heaven: researching the long-term at El Zotz, Guatemala / Stephen Houston, Thomas G. Garrison, and Edwin Román -- Monumental beginnings: the Preclassic Maya of El Palmar and the Buenavista Valley, Peten, Guatemala / James A. Doyle and Rony E. Piedrasanta -- Ruling through defense: the rise of an Early Classic Dynasty at El Zotz / Edwin Román, Thomas G. Garrison, and Stephen Houston -- Border lords and client kings: El Zotz and Bejucal in the Late Classic Period / Nicholas P. Carter, Yeny M. Gutiérrez Castillo, and Sarah Newman -- Collapse, continuity, change: El Zotz in the Terminal Classic Period / Sarah Newman, Jose Luis Garrido, and Nicholas P. Carter -- In the wake of "collapse": the Post-Dynastic or Early Postclassic Period at El Zotz / Melanie J. Kingsley and Laura Gómez -- Environments of El Zotz: water and soil chemistry, the El Zotz dam, and long-term environmental change / Timothy Beach, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach, Colin Doyle, and William Delgado -- Understanding social, economic, and political change: the ceramics of El Zotz / Ewa Czapiewska-Halliday, Nicholas P. Carter, Melanie J. Kingsley, Sarah Newman, and Alyce de Carteret -- Lithic technologies and economies at El Zotz / Zachary Hruby -- A tableau in clay: the figurines and figurine-whistles of El Zotz / Alyce de Carteret and Jose Luis Garrido -- Constructed landscapes: architectural stratigraphy, behavioral practices, and building technologies at El Zotz / Cassandra Mesick Braun -- Bioarchaeology and mortuary archaeology of El Zotz, Bejucal, and El Palmar / Andrew K. Scherer -- An inconstant landscape: Pa'ka'n in a regional context / Thomas G. Garrison and Stephen Houston.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.Zotz Site (Guatemala)Mayas -- AntiquitiesGuatemala -- AntiquitiesTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, 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 communities only.