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 …

In this article we present a synthetic overview and preliminary analysis of the data collected
by members of the Sierra del Lacandón Regional Archaeology Project (SLRAP) during four …

In this bioarchaeological study of Classic Maya subsistence, we analyzed porotic
hyperostosis, dental caries, and stable isotopes on skeletal remains recovered from 118 …

Now shrouded in Guatemalan jungle, the ancient Maya city of Piedras Negras flourished
between the sixth and ninth centuries, when its rulers erected monumental limestone …

As a complement to life histories authored by many researchers of Maya bones, this study
narrates death histories. The latter entails detection of perimortem and postmortem changes …

The present study reports on the cultural marks encountered in three (possibly four)
skeletons retrieved from primary deposits of the Maya Classic period at Palenque, Calakmul …

Human sacrifice in ancient Mesoamerica was strongly linked with ritual behaviour and
mythical beliefs. Yet it is rarely possible to explain the mythical associations of …

In this study we present the results of a combination of methods used to identify possible
agricultural activity of the ancient Maya in the Usumacinta River Basin in Guatemala. These …

This paper explores the consequences of political boundaries 2006; Golden, Scherer, etal.
2005; Golden, et al. 2007; Golden, for trade along the Middle Usumacinta River and its …

Tooth extractions are among the most common dental procedures performed globally today;
however, archaeological evidence for such procedures in the past is relatively scant and …