The collapse of the Classic Maya: A case for the role of water control

American Anthropologist

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 814-826

  Lucero, Lisa J ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classic Maya collapse; Political power; Water control

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036742831     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.2002.104.3.814     Document Type: Article

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