Stone Houses and Earth Lords

Stone Houses and Earth LordsStone Houses and Earth Lords is the first volume dedicated exclusively to the use of caves in the Maya Lowlands, covering primarily Classic Period archaeology from A. D. 100 through the Spaniards' arrival. Although the caves that riddled the lowlands show no signs of habitation, most contain evidence of human use evidence that suggests that they functioned as ritual spaces.

and democracy in this part of the world

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Cochran develops an argument about how contemporary liberalism understands race

It highlights the contemporary relevance of Hegel's approach to nature

After the death of a local conductor that had been enamored by her

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the authors address the questions that educators may have about teaching small groups in the health professions

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with entries on every species that has an English common name

New chapters: The DNP Project: Translating Research Into Knowledge for Practice and Generating Knowledge in Practice

This book presents the first comprehensive study of the incorporation of the Flood myth into the literary and historical imagination of the Anglo-Saxons

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