Stone Houses and Earth Lords: Maya Religion in the Cave Context

Book Overview

Cave archaeology in the New World, now a focus of intense research, was still a peripheral area of inquiry just fifteen years ago. Stone Houses and Earth Lords is the first volume dedicated exclusively to the use of caves in the Maya Lowlands, covering primarily Classic Period archaeology from A.D. 100 through the Spaniards' arrival. Although the caves that riddled the lowlands show no signs of habitation, most contain evidence of human use...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 164642185X
• ISBN13: 9781646421855
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"