Her cup for sweet cacao: food in ancient Maya society

These chapters, written by some of the leading scholars in the field, showcase a variety of approaches and present new evidence from faunal remains, hieroglyphic texts, chemical analyses, and art. Thoughtful and revealing, Her Cup for Sweet Cacao unlocks a more comprehensive understanding of how foo...

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Other Authors: Ardren, Traci 1966- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin University of Texas Press 2021
Series:Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies
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Summary:These chapters, written by some of the leading scholars in the field, showcase a variety of approaches and present new evidence from faunal remains, hieroglyphic texts, chemical analyses, and art. Thoughtful and revealing, Her Cup for Sweet Cacao unlocks a more comprehensive understanding of how food was instrumental to the development of ancient Maya culture"--
Physical Description:ix, 383 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 24 cm
ISBN:9781477321645