{"product_id":"perspectives-on-the-ancient-maya-of-chetumal-bay-hardcover","title":"Perspectives on the Ancient Maya of Chetumal Bay - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDebra S. Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brings novel, synthetic insight to understanding a region that was a hub of waterborne trade and an important locus of production for some of the Maya's most valued crops.\"--Cynthia Robin, author of \u003ci\u003eEveryday Life Matters: Maya Farmers at Chan \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This one of a kind volume shows us how important this region was to the ancient Maya with detailed and vivid descriptions of sociopolitical and economic organization and their relation to the unique landscape and geography of Chetumal Bay.\"--Laura J. Kosakowsky, author of \u003ci\u003ePreclassic Maya Pottery at Cuello, Belize\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chetumal Bay is central to discussions of ancient Maya politics, warfare, economy, exchange and communication because of its unique location. Although the ancient Maya invested prodigious amounts of labor in the construction of road systems called \u003ci\u003esacbeob\u003c\/i\u003e for communication and trade, recent archaeological discoveries around Chetumal Bay in both Belize and Mexico reveal an economic alternative to these roads: an extensive network of riverine and maritime waterways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Focusing on sites ringing the bay such as Cerro Maya, Oxtankah, and Santa Rita Corozal, the contributors to this volume explore how the bay and its feeder rivers affected all aspects of Maya culture from settlement, food production, and the production and use of special goods to political relationships and social organization. Besides being a nexus for long distance exchange in valuable materials such as jade and obsidian, the region was recognized for its high quality agricultural produce, including cacao, achiote, vanilla, local fruits, honey, and salt, and for its rich marine environment. The Maya living on the fringes of the bay perceived the entire region as a single resource procurement zone. Waterborne trade brought the world to them, providing a wider horizon than would have been available to inland cities dependent only on Maya roads for news of the world. The research reveals that trade relations played a central role in the organization of human social life on Chetumal Bay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e James Aimers - Timothy Beach - Clifford Brown - Beverly A. Chiarulli - Lisa G. Duffy - Dori Farthing - David A. Freidel - Elizabeth Graham - Thomas Guderjan - Elizabeth Haussner - Linda Howie - Samantha Krause - Javier L pez Camacho - Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach - Marc D. Marino - Lucas R. Martindale Johnson - Heather McKillop - Nathan J. Meissner - Emiliano Ricardo Melgar T soc - Susan Milbrath - Satoru Murata - Maxine Oland - Terry Powis - Kathryn Reese-Taylor - Robin Robertson - Luis A. Torres D az - Araceli V zquez Villegas - Debra S. Walker \u003cbr\u003e A volume in the series Maya Studies, edited by Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebra S. Walker\u003c\/b\u003e is a research curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130601640071,"sku":"9780813062792","price":145.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5b1d72434a146a1d097dda31f5439e16.webp?v=1732612230","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/perspectives-on-the-ancient-maya-of-chetumal-bay-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}