The Maya and Their Neighbors: Essays on Middle American Anthropology and Archaeology

xiii, 606 pp. Color fold-out linguistic map follows text. "Thirty-four chapters by the nation's leading scientists cover such topics as American Indian physical anthropology, Maya physical anthropology, soil economics of Middle America, linguistic classifications, special problems of Highland and Lowland Maya archaeology, Maya inscriptions, Maya astronomy and correlations with the European calendar, Maya architecture and city planning, ceramic sequences from Copan and elsewhere, patterns in general Middle American archaeology, Middle American influences on the cultures of the southwestern and southeastern United States, the Toltec and Zapotec cultures, non-Maya monumental sculpture of this area, South American influences in Middle America, and many related subjects. This volume concludes with a bibliography and a critical synthesis of the various contributions by A.L. Kroeber."--rear wrapper