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INTRODUCTION

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2004

William R. Fowler  and
Jon B. Hageman
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This issue's Special Section presents recent archaeological research and interpretive perspectives on ancient Maya social organization. This topic has received increasing archaeological attention in recent years, with inferences drawn primarily from settlement studies, excavation data from households, and mortuary patterns complemented by evidence from ethnohistoric sources and ethnographic data and interpretations (Fash 1994:187–188, 190–192).

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SPECIAL SECTION: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON ANCIENT LOWLAND MAYA SOCIAL ORGANIZATION
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Ancient Mesoamerica , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , January 2004 , pp. 61 - 62
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© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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