Ancient Maya Commoners (Repost)
Ancient Maya Commoners By Jon C. Lohse
2004 | 299 Pages | ISBN: 0292705719 | PDF | 4 MB
2004 | 299 Pages | ISBN: 0292705719 | PDF | 4 MB
Many studies on the development of ancient civilisations focus on a very small segment of society, the elite. These ten papers, from a symposium organised for the 1999 meeting of the American Anthropological Association in Chicago, look instead at the actions and lives of the ordinary Mayan people, examining the role that these `commoners' played in shaping their social environment. Contributors discuss daily life in the highlands, the role of pottery and food consumption, life on the coast, Mayan `farmsteads', social and political organisations, spatial mobility, the economy, and stereotypes