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Author Seefeld, Nicolaus, author.

Title The hydraulic system of Uxul : origins, functions, and social setting / by Nicolaus Seefeld.

Publication Info. Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2018.
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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 518 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
text txt rdacontent
still image sti rdacontent
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online resource cr rdacarrier
Series Archaeopress pre-Columbian archaeology
Archaeopress Pre-Columbian archaeology.
Note Previously issued in print: 2018.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary This research seeks to close an essential research gap - the understanding of the water management strategies of the Maya in pre-Hispanic times. It focuses on the archaeological investigation of the hydraulic system of Uxul, a medium-sized Maya centre in the south of the state of Campeche, Mexico.
Audience Specialized.
Note Online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 9, 2018).
Available through Archaeopress Digital Subscription Service.
Contents Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Geomorphology of the Maya Lowlands; 3 History of research on the hydrology of the Maya Lowlands; 4 Climate history and landscape history of the Maya Lowlands; 5 Review of hydraulic features in the Maya Lowlands; 6 Archaeological investigation of Uxul's hydraulic system; 7 Functional and spatial patterns of hydraulic features in the Maya Lowlands; 8 Development and sociopolitical relevance of water management in Classic Maya society; 9 Conclusions; 10 Bibliography.
Access Open Access EbpS
Subject Excavations (Archaeology) -- Mexico -- Uxmul Site.
Hydraulic engineering -- Mexico -- Uxmal Site.
Uxmal Site (Mexico) -- History.
Hydraulic engineering -- Mexico -- Uxul Site.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Mexico -- Uxul Site.
Uxul Site (Mexico) -- History.
Technologie hydraulique -- Mexique -- Uxmal (Site archéologique)
Uxmal (Mexique : Site archéologique) -- Histoire.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Hydraulic engineering
Mexico -- Uxmal Site
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
Genre/Form History
Added Author Archaeopress, publisher.
Other Form: Print version: 9781784919290
ISBN 1784919306
9781784919306 (electronic bk.)
Standard No. UKMGB 019087744
AU@ 000069247682

 
    
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