Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures xi
4. Tables xvii
5. Preface xix
6. The Culture History of the Pa’ka’n Dynasty
7. A Fortress in Heaven 3
8. Monumental Beginnings 46
9. Ruling through Defense 70
10. Border Lords and Client Kings 93
11. Collapse, Continuity, Change 116
12. In the Wake of “Collapse” 140
13. Technical Analysis at El Zotz
14. Environments of El Zotz 163
15. Understanding Social, Economic, and Political Change 189
16. Lithic Technologies and Economies at El Zotz 228
17. A Tableau in Clay 255
18. Constructed Landscapes 277
19. Grave Matters 303
20. An Inconstant Landscape 361
21. References Cited 383
22. Contributor Biographies 443
23. Index 451