A tale of three plazas: the development and use of public spaces in a classic Maya ritual and residential complex at Xultun, Guatemala
In this dissertation I examine the social functions of neighborhood plazas by tracing the development of a Classic Maya (AD 200-900) ritual and residential complex at the ancient city of Xultun, Guatemala. In ancient as in modern times, public open spaces were essential to urban life; yet their func...
Main Author: | Wildt, Jennifer Carobine Groeger |
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Language: | en_US |
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2016
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2144/16014 |
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