Rebecca Storey

Rome and the Classic Maya

Comparing the Slow Collapse of Civilizations

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This volume compares two of the most famous cases of civilizational collapse, that of the Roman Empire and the Classic Maya world. First examining the concept of collapse, and how it has been utilized in the historical, archaeological and anthropological study of past complex societies, Storey and Storey draw on extensive archaeological evidence to consider the ultimate failure of the institutions, infrastructure and material culture of both of these complex cultures. Detailing the relevant economic, political, social and environmental factors behind these notable falls, Rome and the Classic Maya contends that a phenomenon of slow collapse ha… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Storey, Glenn R

ISBN: 978-1-315-30940-8
EAN: 9781315309408
Produktnummer: 22341258
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Seitenangabe: 292 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 3'042 KB
Abbildungen: 77 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 14 schwarz-weiße Tabellen

Über den Autor

Rebecca Storey is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Houston. Her research focuses on the bioarchaeology of Maya populations in ancient Mesoamerica. Glenn R. Storey is Associate Professor of Classics and Anthropology at the University of Iowa. His research interests include Mediterranean archaeology, Roman demography and the economy of the Roman Empire.