Cuello : An Early Maya Community in Belize (Paperback)

Acknowledgements; 1. The Maya and their civilization: Introduction: the geography, chronology and achievements of the Maya Norman Hammond; 2. Archaeological investigations at Cuello, 1975-1987 Norman Hammond; 3. Stratigraphy and chronology in the reconstruction of Preclassic development at Cuello Norman Hammond, Juliette Cartwright Gerhardt and Sara Donaghey; 4. The economy and ecology of Cuello: the natural and cultural landscape of Preclassic Cuello Charles H. Miksicek; 5. The exploitation of animals Elizabeth S. Wing and Sylvia J. Scudder; 6. The community of Cuello: the ceremonial core Juliette Cartwright Gerhardt and Norman Hammond; 7. The community of Cuello: patterns of household and settlement change Richard P. Wilk and Harold L. Wilhite, Jr.; 8. The Preclassic people of Cuello Frank P. Saul and Julie Mather Saul; 9. Craft technology and production Norman Hammond; 10. External contacts and trade at Cuello Norman Hammond; 11. Ritual and ideology Cynthia Robin; 12. Cuello in context: a summary Norman Hammond; Bibliography; Index.