Webster's case study reconstructs and evaluates the sociopolitical system and culture history of a world-famous Classic Maya Center in the highlands of Western Honduras, whose great temples, palaces, and carved monuments have been investigated since the 1830's. Using material from a series of archaeological excavations begun in 1975 that focused on reconstructing the entire Copan Kingdom, this book presents for the first time an interpretation of the political, demographic, and agricultural history of the entire region. Providing an extensive review of the methods used to reconstruct Copan's history, the book helps students develop a basic understanding of how archaeologists reconstruct ancient social systems."
- ISBN10 0155058088
- ISBN13 9780155058088
- Publish Date 13 October 1999
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 August 2009
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc
- Imprint Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 192
- Language English