MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2014040226
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008 141012s2015 fluab b 001 0 eng c
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050 00 $aF1445$b.H675 2015
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100 1 $aHouk, Brett A.$q(Brett Alan),$d1967-$eauthor.
245 10 $aAncient Maya cities of the Eastern Lowlands /$cBrett A. Houk ; foreword by Marilyn A. Masson, Michael E. Smith, and John W. Janusek.
264 1 $aGainesville :$bUniversity Press of Florida,$c[2015]
300 $axvii, 343 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c25 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aAncient cities of the new world
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 285-326) and index.
505 0 $aAncient Maya urbanism in the Eastern Lowlands -- Studying Maya cities -- The setting in space and time -- Preclassic foundations -- Southern Belize -- Vaca Plateau and Maya Mountains -- Belize Valley -- Northwestern Belize -- Northern Belize -- Comparisons and urban planning -- Deciphering meaning in Maya cities.
520 $aUsing field reports, data sets and "grey" literature on the many excavated sites, Houk provides a synthesis of archaeological data on the ancient cities of modern Belize for the Classical period and explores their urban planning and built environment. By examining the lowland cities, Houk's work offers balance to the literature on the entire Classic Maya polity.
650 0 $aCity planning$zBelize$xHistory.
650 0 $aMayas$zBelize$xAntiquities.
650 0 $aMayas$zBelize$xHistory.
650 0 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zBelize.
650 0 $aIndians of Central America$zBelize$xAntiquities.
650 0 $aIndians of Central America$zBelize$xHistory.
700 1 $aMasson, Marilyn A.,$eauthor of introduction, etc.
700 1 $aSmith, Michael Ernest,$d1953-$eauthor of introduction, etc.
700 1 $aJanusek, John Wayne,$d1963-$eauthor of introduction, etc.