This final chapter situates Classic Maya burials within the greater landscape of Maya
communities and kingdoms. As is true of most lineage-organized societies, ancestors …

The mid-1990s through the first decade of the new millennium marked an increase in
publications pertaining to war and violence in the ancient past. This review considers how …

Traditional interpretations of Maya warfare have focused on the ritual aspects of war,
including the necessity of taking captives for sacrifice. Captives are a common theme on …

Warfare in the pre-Columbian Andes took on many forms, from inter-village raids to
campaigns of conquest. Andean societies also created spectacular performances and …

This review explores the past two decades of research on ancient Maya skeletons. The
focus is on how this work has contributed to our understanding of health, diet, social change …

Through a case study of the Classic period (AD 350–900) kingdom of Piedras Negras, this
paper addresses a number of debates in the archaeology of war among the ancient Maya …

Archaeological studies worldwide have revealed a wide range of cultural contexts within
which practices of violence and warfare have occurred. In Mesoamerica, ongoing studies …

Fortified sites, sanctuaries, deities, and community were interconnected in Mesoamerican
warfare practices and theology. This article examines the archaeological patterning and …

Skeletal remains excavated from the lowland Maya site of Ceibal, representing
approximately 117 individuals, provide significant data for the study of changes in bodily …

Archaeological and epigraphic data have greatly increased our understanding of ancient
Maya warfare in recent decades. Nevertheless, one of the aspects that has received …