The Terminal Classic in the Maya Lowlands Shannon M. Dunn

The Terminal Classic in the Maya Lowlands Shannon M. DunnThe Terminal Classic in the Maya Lowlands revisits one of the great problems in Mayan archaeology the apparent collapse of Classic Maya civilization from roughly A. D. 830 to 950. During this period the Maya abandoned their power centers in the southern lowlands and rather abruptly ceased the distinctive cultural practices that marked their apogee in the Classic period. Archaeological fieldwork during the past three decades, however, has uncovered

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