Dietary, Environmental, and Societal Implications of Ancient Maya Animal Use in the Petexbatun: A Zooarchaeological Perspective on the Collapse

by Kitty F. Emery

The Classic Maya "collapse" has been attributed to environmental destruction, declining dietary health, and social changes such as increased warfare or changing economies. This study explores these models using ancient animal remains recovered from the Petexbatun archaeological sites.

The species found in the Petexbatun faunal collections are compared as proxy evidence for the ancient habitats and landscapes that would have existed around the sites...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826516467
• ISBN13: 9780826516466
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.7" x 10.7"