Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Payson D. Sheets
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780292741690

ISBN 10:   0292741693
Pages:   318
Publication Date:   01 January 1984
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction, by Payson D. Sheets2. Tierra Blanca Joven Tephra from the AD 260 Eruption of Ilopango Caldera, by William J. E. Hart and Virginia Steen-McIntyreAppendix 2-A. Field Data for Geologic Stops Mentioned in Chapter 2, by William J. E. Hart and Virginia Steen-McIntyre3. Classic to Postclassic Tephra Layers Exposed in Archeological Sites, Eastern Zapotitan Valley, by William J. E. Hart4. An Evaluation of Soil Properties and Potentials in Different Volcanic Deposits, by Gerald W. OlsonAppendix 4-A. Soil Test Laboratory Data, by Gerald W. Olson5. The Zapotitan Valley Archeological Survey, by Kevin D. Black6. Excavations at the Cambio Site, by Susan M. Chandler7. The Ceren Site: A Classic Period Maya Residence and Agricultural Field in the Zapotitan Valley, by Christian J. ZierAppendix 7-A. Volcanic Events at the Ceren Site, by Richard P HoblittAppendix 7-B. Preliminary Study of Selected Ceramics from the Ceren House, by Judith A. Southward and Diana C. Kamilli8. The Ceren Survey and Test Excavations at C-2, a Postclassic Village, by Meredith H. Matthews9. The Ceramics of the Zapotitan Valley, by Marilyn P. BeaudryAppendix 9-A. Summary of Figurines and Miscellaneous Ceramic Artifacts, by Kevin D. Black10. Chipped Stone from the Zapotitan Valley, by Payson D. SheetsAppendix 10-A. Obsidian Hydration Study of Prismatic Blade Fragments from the Cambio Site, by Fred W. TrembourAppendix 10-B. Trace Element Analysis of Obsidian from the Cambio Site, by Helen V. Michel Frank Asaro, and Fred Stross11. Ground Stone of the Zapotitan Valley, by Anne G. HummerAppendix 11-A. Ground Stone Artifacts, by Site and Isolated Find, by Anne G. Hummer12. Recent Geophysical Explorations at Ceren, by William M. Loker13. Summary and Conclusions, by Payson D. SheetsAppendix I. Analysis of Faunal Materials from the Protoclassic Project in the Zapotitan Valley 1978 Season, by James HummertAppendix II. Pollen Analyses from 1978 Research in the Zapotitan Valley, by Susan K. ShortContributorsIndex

Reviews

A book that all Mayan and Mesoamerican archeologists will want to own ... of interest to geologists, historians, and a growing number of people of numerous disciplines who are interested in the effects of natural disasters and human responses to them. - Richard Diehl

Author Information

Payson Sheets is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions