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The rise of Classic Maya civilizationessay 1977 • Willey, Gordon Randolph
Preclassic Maya • Middle America and the Caribbean > Maya Area
In this chapter, Willey tells the story of the development of Mayan civilization in the Pasión Valley, specifically the sites of Altar de Sacrificios and Seibal. He looks at settlement patterns, architecture, art, craft goods, votive caches, trade, a...The rise of Maya civilizationessay 1977 • Willey, Gordon Randolph
Preclassic Maya • Middle America and the Caribbean > Maya Area
This is the summary chapter for the book, 'The Origins of Maya Civilization.' Other chapters are included in documents 28-39. The Early Preclassic Xe pottery complex at the sites of Altar de Sacrificios and Seibal represent the earliest and most abun...General summary and conclusionsbook chapter 1990 • Willey, Gordon Randolph
Classic Maya • Middle America and the Caribbean > Maya Area
This is a study of the archaeological site of Seibal, a major Mayan ruin in the southern Maya lowlands of Guatemala. The work is divided into three major parts. Part I is an introduction to and a recapitulation of the archaeological research at the s...Reconnaissance notes on the site of Huari, near Ayacucho, Peruarticle 1950 • Rowe, John Howland et al.
Huari • South America > Central Andes
This is a report on a brief 'reconnaissance' of the Huari site. The authors also review the published and archival material. They identify three different building styles and four pottery series, and see a similarity between the Huari series and thos...