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"1. Introduction". The Southeast Maya Periphery, edited by Patricia A. Urban and Edward M. Schortman, New York, USA: University of Texas Press, 1986, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.7560/775893-001

(1986). 1. Introduction. In P. Urban & E. Schortman (Ed.), The Southeast Maya Periphery (pp. 1-14). New York, USA: University of Texas Press. https://doi.org/10.7560/775893-001

1986. 1. Introduction. In: Urban, P. and Schortman, E. ed. The Southeast Maya Periphery. New York, USA: University of Texas Press, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.7560/775893-001

"1. Introduction" In The Southeast Maya Periphery edited by Patricia A. Urban and Edward M. Schortman, 1-14. New York, USA: University of Texas Press, 1986. https://doi.org/10.7560/775893-001

1. Introduction. In: Urban P, Schortman E (ed.) The Southeast Maya Periphery. New York, USA: University of Texas Press; 1986. p.1-14. https://doi.org/10.7560/775893-001

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Frontmatter i
Contents v
1. Introduction 1
PART I. COPAN AND QUIRIGUA
2. Iconography and History at Copan 17
3. Archaeological Investigations in the Site Core of Quirigua, Guatemala 27
4. Peten Cosmology in the Maya Southeast: An Analysis of Architecture and Settlement Patterns at Classic Quirigua 35
5. Construction Activity as a Measurement of Change at Copan, Honduras 50
6. History and Characteristics of Settlement in the Copan Valley, and Some Comparisons with Quirigua 72
7. Late Classic Relationship between Copan and Quirigua: Some Epigraphic Evidence 94
8. Survey in the Outlying Areas of the Copan Region, and the Copan-Quirigua "Connection" 102
9. Interaction between the Maya and Non-Maya along the Late Classic Southeast Maya Periphery: The View from the Lower Motagua Valley, Guatemala 114
10. A Reexamination of Stela Caches at Copan: New Dates for Copador 138
11. Compositional Analysis of Copador and Related Pottery in the Southeast Maya Area 143
12. Copan, Quirigua, and the Southeast Maya Zone: A Summary View 168
PART II. THE GREATER SOUTHEAST
13. The Periphery Problem and Playa de los Muertos: A Test Case 179
14. Late Preclassic Ceramic Spheres, Culture Areas, and Cultural Evolution in the Southeastern Highlands of Mesoamerica 194
15. Natural Hazards, Natural Disasters, and Research in the Zapotitan Valley of El Salvador 224
16. A Typological Study of Prehistoric Settlement of the Eastern Alluvial Fans, Sula Valley, Honduras: Comparison to Maya Settlement Forms 239
17. Late Classic Settlements in the Comayagua Valley 262
18. Precolumbian Settlement in the Naco Valley, Northwestern Honduras 275
19. The Role of Commercial Agriculture in Early Post classic Developments in Central El Salvador: The Rise and Fall of Cihuatan 296
20. Naco, Honduras—Some Aspects of a Late Precolumbian Community on the Eastern Maya Frontier 313
21. Southeast Mesoamerican Periphery Summary Comments 333
22. Summary of Southeastern Periphery Papers 338
Bibliography 347
Index 387

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
1. Introduction 1
PART I. COPAN AND QUIRIGUA
2. Iconography and History at Copan 17
3. Archaeological Investigations in the Site Core of Quirigua, Guatemala 27
4. Peten Cosmology in the Maya Southeast: An Analysis of Architecture and Settlement Patterns at Classic Quirigua 35
5. Construction Activity as a Measurement of Change at Copan, Honduras 50
6. History and Characteristics of Settlement in the Copan Valley, and Some Comparisons with Quirigua 72
7. Late Classic Relationship between Copan and Quirigua: Some Epigraphic Evidence 94
8. Survey in the Outlying Areas of the Copan Region, and the Copan-Quirigua "Connection" 102
9. Interaction between the Maya and Non-Maya along the Late Classic Southeast Maya Periphery: The View from the Lower Motagua Valley, Guatemala 114
10. A Reexamination of Stela Caches at Copan: New Dates for Copador 138
11. Compositional Analysis of Copador and Related Pottery in the Southeast Maya Area 143
12. Copan, Quirigua, and the Southeast Maya Zone: A Summary View 168
PART II. THE GREATER SOUTHEAST
13. The Periphery Problem and Playa de los Muertos: A Test Case 179
14. Late Preclassic Ceramic Spheres, Culture Areas, and Cultural Evolution in the Southeastern Highlands of Mesoamerica 194
15. Natural Hazards, Natural Disasters, and Research in the Zapotitan Valley of El Salvador 224
16. A Typological Study of Prehistoric Settlement of the Eastern Alluvial Fans, Sula Valley, Honduras: Comparison to Maya Settlement Forms 239
17. Late Classic Settlements in the Comayagua Valley 262
18. Precolumbian Settlement in the Naco Valley, Northwestern Honduras 275
19. The Role of Commercial Agriculture in Early Post classic Developments in Central El Salvador: The Rise and Fall of Cihuatan 296
20. Naco, Honduras—Some Aspects of a Late Precolumbian Community on the Eastern Maya Frontier 313
21. Southeast Mesoamerican Periphery Summary Comments 333
22. Summary of Southeastern Periphery Papers 338
Bibliography 347
Index 387

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