Textiles and the Maya archaeological record: Gender, power, and status in Classic Period Caracol, Belize

Ancient Mesoamerica

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 127-142

  Chase, Arlen F ^a   Chase, Diane Z ^a   Zorn, Elayne ^a   Teeter, Wendy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; CLASSIC PERIOD; CULTURAL TRADITION; GENDER; ICONOGRAPHY; SOCIAL HISTORY;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; CARACOL; CAYO; CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 43549092855     PISSN: 09565361     EISSN: 14691787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095653610700003X     Document Type: Article

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