ANTHROPOLOGY 229b - d.Maya Archaeology and Ethnohistory

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Bowdoin College

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Fall 2006. LESLIE SHAW. Focuses on the Maya civilization of Central America using archaeological data and Spanish accounts of traditional Maya life at the time of conquest. Topics include Maya adaptations to diverse tropical environments, the decipherment of Maya writing, political instability and warfare, and Maya cosmology and the continuation these beliefs into modern times. Semester projects are used for intensive research into selected issues in Maya archaeology. (Same as Latin American Studies 229.) Prerequisite: Anthropology 102, 202 or permission of the instructor.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.bowdoin.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 725-3000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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