Collapse, conquest and Maya survival at Lamanai, Belize
The Maya civilization of Central America prompts visions of mysterious stone temples now buried in tropical forest. It is commonly supposed to have collapsed suddenly in the ninth century AD, but some Maya settlements, such as Lamanai, survived into the colonial period. Here a new member of the Inst...
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| Language: | English |
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UCL Press
2000-11-01
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| Series: | Archaeology International |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ai-journal.com/articles/166 |