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Settlement and Subsistence in Tikal: The assembled work of Dennis E. Puleston (Field research 19611972)
Olga Stavrakis-Puleston
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From 1956 to 1970 excavations at Tikal, one of the most famous classical Maya sites, was carried out by the University of Pennsylvania Museum Tikal Project. Until now, much of the field research from these excavations has remained unpublished. This volume draws on the original work and data collected by Dennis E. Puleston. Puleston's investigations at Tikal remain unparalleled and this edited and revised collection of his work presents the most extensive mapping work conducted outside of a Lowland Maya ceremonial centre. Work conducted at Tikal provides us with invaluable evidence for many aspects of Maya civilization including agriculture, water systems, earth-work systems and settlement hierarchies. This volume is the only full report of the Tikal survey and crucial for the understanding of Maya civilization. It also summarises related sub-projects, including excavations from satellite sites to Tikal and includes many photographs, maps and illustrations. By making this data accessible for the first time, the volume aims to answer old questions and stimulate new debates.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Series Editor's Note
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Foreword
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Table of Contents
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Preface
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 2: Past Research
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Chapter 3: The Mapping Survey Methodology
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Chapter 4: Settlement Observations on the East and West Survey Strips
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Chapter 5: Settlement Observations Along the South and North Survey Strips
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Chapter 6: Ceramic Survey
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Chapter 7: Survey Results - Structure Counts, Date, and Population Estimates
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Chapter 8: Where Was the Sustaining Area?
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Chapter 9: Tikal Settlement Pattern History
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Chapter 10: Geology, Topography, and Soils
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Chapter 11: Water
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Chapter 12: Climate and Vegetation
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Chapter 13: The Sustaining Area as a Forest Garden
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Chapter 14: The Case for the Ramon (Brosimum alicastrum)
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Chapter 15: The Chultun Study
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Chapter 16: The Great Earthworks
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Chapter 17: Report on Satellite Site Exacavations
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Chapter 18: Excavation at Uolantun
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Chapter 19: Conclusions
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Appendix 1: Raw Counts of Structures and Chultuns
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Appendix 2: Populations Per 1/4 km2
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Appendix 3: Areas of Different Land Types on the Six Survey Strips
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Appendix 4: Areas of "Culticable Land"
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Appendix 5: Excavation Notes for Reservoirs and Aguadas
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Bibliography
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Illustration Credits
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Index
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Published: 2015
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407314198 (paperback)
- 9781407343761 (ebook)
BAR Number: S2757