Chan: An Ancient Maya Farming Community

Contents

Contents List of Figures / ix List of Tables / xi Foreword / xiii Acknowledgments / xv 1. Introducing the Chan Site: Farmers in Complex Societies / 1 Cynthia Robin Part 1. Time, Space, and Landscapes 2. A Changing Cultural Landscape: Settlement Survey and GIS at Chan / 19 Cynthia Robin, Andrew R. Wyatt, Laura J. Kosakowsky, Santiago Juarez, Ethan Kalosky, and Elise Enterkin 3. Ceramics and Chronology at Chan / 42 Laura J. Kosakowsky 4. Agricultural Practices at Chan: Farming and Political Economy in an Ancient Maya Community / 71 Andrew R. Wyatt 5. Agroforestry and Agricultural Production of the Ancient Maya at Chan / 89 David Lentz, Sally Woods, Angela Hood, and Marcus Murph Part 2. Life in a Farming Community Center 6. Ritual in a Farming Community / 113 Cynthia Robin, James Meierhoff, Caleb Kestle, Chelsea Blackmore, Laura J. Kosakowsky, and Anna C. Novotny 7. Nonroyal Governance at Chan’s Community Center / 133 Cynthia Robin, James Meierhoff, and Laura J. Kosakowsky 8. “Empty” Spaces and Public Places: A Microscopic View of Chan’s Late Classic West Plaza / 150 Bernadette Cap Part 3. Diversity across the Chan Community 9. Recognizing Difference in Small-Scale Settings: An Examination of Social Identity Formation at the Northeast Group, Chan / 173 Chelsea Blackmore 10. Organization of Chert Tool Economy during the Late and Terminal Classic Periods at Chan: Preliminary Thoughts Based upon Debitage Analyses / 192 Nicholas F. Hearth 11. Limestone Quarrying and Household Organization at Chan / 207 Caleb Kestle Part 4. Bodies, Material Culture, and Meaning 12. The Chan Community: A Bioarchaeological Perspective / 231 Anna C. Novotny 13. Creating Community with Shell / 253 Angela H. Keller 14. Obsidian Acquisition, Trade, and Regional Interaction at Chan / 271 James Meierhoff, Mark Golitko, and James D. Morris 15. Contextualizing Ritual Behavior: Caches, Burials, and Problematical Deposits from Chan’s Community Center / 289 Laura J. Kosakowsky, Anna C. Novotny, Angela H. Keller, Nicholas F. Hearth, and Carmen Ting Part 5. Conclusion 16. Learning from an Ancient Maya Farming Community / 311 Cynthia Robin References / 343 List of Contributors / 383 Index / 387 ...