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The Carnegie Uaxactun Project and the Development of Maya Archaeology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2008

Stephen L. Black
Stephen L. Black
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Abstract

The Carnegie Institution of Washington's 1924–1937. Uaxactun Project, one of the first large-scale excavations in the Maya area, established the role of dirt archaeology in Maya studies. The archaeologists who worked on this pioneering project developed many field methods and approaches that remain in use today. A review of the project and of the careers of its participants shows the critical role the Carnegie Uaxactun Project has played in the history of Maya archaeology.

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Special Section: Remembering Carnegie Archaeology
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Ancient Mesoamerica , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , Fall 1990 , pp. 257 - 276
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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