The value of things : prehistoric to contemporary commodities in the Maya region / edited by Jennifer P. Mathews and Thomas H. Guderjan

Published:: Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, [2017]
Physical Description:: vi, 309 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Additional Creators:: Mathews, Jennifer P., 1969- and Guderjan, Thomas H.

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Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.The Value of Labor: How the Production Process Added Value to Pre-Columbian Maya Jade / Brigitte Kovacevich -- 2.Production of Ancient Wetland Agricultural Commodities in the Maya Lowlands / Samantha Krause -- 3.Finding Value in the Mundane: Chert Features and Communities of Practice at San Bartolo, Guatemala / Joshua J. Kwoka -- 4.The Paynes Creek Salt Works, Belize: A Model for Ancient Maya Salt Production / E. Cory Sills -- 5.Beekeeping Practices in Modern and Ancient Yucatan: Going from the Known to the Unknown / Gary Rayson -- 6.The Coin of Her Realm: Cacao as Gendered Goods among the Prehispanic and Colonial Maya / Eleanor Harrison-Buck -- 7.Prerevolutionary Henequen Landscapes of Northwestern Yucatan / Allan D. Meyers -- 8.Cosmopolitan Living? Examining the Sugar and Rum Industry of the Costa Escondida, Quintana Roo, Mexico / John Gust -- 9.Plant-Food Commodities of the Maya Lowlands / Scott L. Fedick -- 10.Questioning the Status of Land as Commodity in Maya Quintana Roo and Belize / Richard M. Leventhal -- 11.Changes in Ceramics as Commodities in Ticul, Yucatan, Mexico (1965--2008) and What They Tell Us about Ancient Maya Ceramic Production / Dean E. Arnold -- 12.Meaning in the Making: Locating Value in the Production and Consumption of Maya Tourist Arts / Mary Katherine Scott.

Summary:

"This book explores how the Mayans gave value to commodities through the lens of anthropology and archaeology"--Provided by publisher.

Subject(s):

Mayas—Commerce

ISBN:

9780816533527 hardcover ; alkaline paper
0816533520 hardcover ; alkaline paper

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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