Emblem and State in the Classic Maya Lowlands: An Epigraphic Approach to Territorial OrganizationJoyce Marcus reconstructs Classic Maya political organization through the use of evidence derived from epigraphy, settlement pattern surveys, and locational analysis. This study describes the development of a four-tiered settlement hierarchy and its subsequent collapse. |
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