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Economic Agency And Risk Mitigation Among The Classic Period Maya At Holtun, Guatemala, Dawn Crawford

Anthropology Theses and Dissertations

Research into social inequality among the Maya often focuses on how elites gained power, while my research sought to identify how both elites and non-elites used economic decision-making to maintain and/or augment their status. My research tested for economic agency and risk mitigation strategies among elite and non-elite households at a single Maya site, Holtun, in the Central Lowlands. Its purpose was also to test for conservation behavior during a period of abundance.

The data for this dissertation was collected through the excavation of civic ceremonial and domestic plazas, and through lithic analyses of obsidian and chert artifacts from the …

Letter Report, Re: Analysis Of Obsidian Artifacts From The High Plains Project, Matthew Boulanger

Anthropology Research

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Geochemical Sourcing Of Obsidian Artifacts From Archaeological Surveys In The Taos Area, New Mexico, Report #2: The Helen Blumenschein Collection, Matthew Boulanger

Anthropology Research

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