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Two - Modelling the Maya

from Part I - Agendas in Classic Maya Politics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2020

Simon Martin
Simon Martin
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania
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Summary

The history of Maya research is a relatively short yet eventful one, peppered with field-changing discoveries and spirited theoretical debates. To fully appreciate what is at stake in deciding on a model for Classic Maya politics, and how we reached the point we now have, it is necessary to retrace the development of interpretation through time, isolating the contested questions and explaining how scholars have marshalled evidence to support one position or another. Since data and analysis are intrinsically entwined they are here treated within a common narrative, stretching from the period of first European encounters to the state of the field today. The division into eras, latterly 20-year spans, is patently arbitrary, but it does allow section titles to capture the general character of their times.

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ModelHistoryDeciphermentArchaeologyStatePolityRegionalWeakHegemonic
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Ancient Maya Politics
A Political Anthropology of the Classic Period 150–900 CE
 , pp. 15 - 35
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Modelling the Maya
  • Simon Martin, University of Pennsylvania
  • Book: Ancient Maya Politics
  • Online publication: 13 July 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108676694.002
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  • Modelling the Maya
  • Simon Martin, University of Pennsylvania
  • Book: Ancient Maya Politics
  • Online publication: 13 July 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108676694.002
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  • Modelling the Maya
  • Simon Martin, University of Pennsylvania
  • Book: Ancient Maya Politics
  • Online publication: 13 July 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108676694.002
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