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How Maya Archaeologists Discovered the 99% Through the Study of Settlement Patterns

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ID7635239
AuthorsJeremy A Sabloff (University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume48
Issue1
Pages1-16
Publication date2019-10-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnual Review of Anthropology (BOOK_SERIES)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0084-6570 • E-ISSN: 1545-4290
PublisherAnnual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1146/annurev-anthro-102218-011044
OpenAlexW2942400026
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited73

This article presents an autobiographical perspective on the changing nature of Maya archaeology, focusing on the role of settlement pattern studies in illuminating the lives of commoners as well as on the traditional emphasis on the ruling elite. Advances in understanding the nature of nonelite peoples in ancient Maya society are discussed, as are the many current gaps in scholarly understandings of pre-Columbian Maya civilization, especially with regard to the diversity of ancient “commoners” and the difficulty in analyzing them as a single group

Ancient history · Archaeology · Civilization · Diversity (politics · Elite · Geography · Maya · Political science · Politics · Settlement (finance · Sociology · Anthropology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · History · Latin American history and culture · Law

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Unique citing works13
Citations per year2,17
Citation span2020 - 2024 (5)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 12
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