Burned Palaces and Elite Residences of Aguateca

Takeshi Inomata is director of the Aguateca Archaeological Project and an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona. Daniela Triadan is co-director of the Aguateca Archaeological Project and an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona. She is also a research assistant with the Smithsonian Insti-tute.

"Because of the wealth of material left behind when Aguateca was abruptly abandoned, the book will be of broad interest to Maya archaeologists, students, and those interested in the ancient Maya, as well as archaeologists broadly interested in site abandonment, community settlement patterns, and the processes that lead to the deposition of artifacts in buildings later discovered by archaeologists. In this way, the volume is of great significance both to Mayanists and to a wider audience of archaeologists."--Heather McKillop, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge "This is a major primary contribution to our knowledge of the southern lowland Classic Maya. This monograph will be purchased by all serious Mayanists and will be used and referenced as long as there is a discipline of Maya archaeology."--David Freidel, Washington University, St. Louis