Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. GENERAL EDITOR'S NOTE 1
4. 1. Archaeological Synthesis of the Guatemalan Highlands 3
5. 2. Settlement Patterns of the Guatemalan Highlands 59
6. 3. Architecture of the Guatemalan Highlands 76
7. 4. Pottery of the Guatemalan Highlands 95
8. 5. Preclassic Pottery Figurines of the Guatemalan Highlands 146
9. 6. Classic and Postclassic Pottery Figurines of the Guatemalan Highlands 156
10. 7. Artifacts of the Guatemalan Highlands 163
11. 8. Archaeological Survey of the Pacific Coast of Guatemala 180
12. 9. Archaeological Survey of the Chiapas Coast, Highlands, and Upper Grijalva Basin 195
13. 10. Sculpture of the Guatemala-Chiapas Highlands and Pacific Slopes, and Associated Hieroglyphs 237
14. 11. Summary of Preconquest Ethnology of the Guatemala-Chiapas Highlands and Pacific Slopes 276
15. 12. Archaeology and Prehistory in the Northern Maya Lowlands: an Introduction 288
16. 13. Archaeological Synthesis of the Southern Maya Lowlands 331
17. 14. Prehistoric Settlement Patterns in the Maya Lowlands 360
18. 15. Architecture of the Maya Lowlands 378
19. 16. Tombs and Funerary Practices in the Maya Lowlands 441
20. 17. Caches and Offertory Practices of the Maya Lowlands 462
21. 18. Sculpture and Major Arts of the Maya Lowlands 469
22. 19. Pottery of the Maya Lowlands 498
23. 20. Pottery Figurines of the Maya Lowlands 535
24. 21. Jades of the Maya Lowlands 561
25. 22. Garments and Textiles of the Maya Lowlands 581
26. 23. Artifacts of the Maya Lowlands 594
27. 24. Calendrics of the Maya Lowlands 603
28. 25. Maya Hieroglyphic Writing 632
29. 26. Lowland Maya Native Society at Spanish Contact 659
30. 27. Archaeological Synthesis of Southern Veracruz and Tabasco 679
31. 28. Monumental Sculpture of Southern Veracruz and Tabasco 716
32. 29. The Olmec Style and its Distributions 739
33. 30. The Olmec Region at Spanish Contact 776
34. 31. Archaeological Synthesis of Oaxaca 788
35. 32. Preclassic and Classic Architecture of Oaxaca 814
36. 33. Architecture in Oaxaca after the End of Monte Alban 837
37. 34. Sculpture and Mural Painting of Oaxaca 849
38. 35. Ceramics of Oaxaca 871
39. 36. Lapidary Work, Goldwork, and Copperwork from Oaxaca 896
40. 37. Zapotec Writing and Calendar 931
41. 38. Mixtec Writing and Calendar 948
42. 39. The Zapotec and Mixtec at Spanish Contact 962
43. REFERENCES 991
44. INDEX 1029