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Particularism vs. Broad Strokes: The application of political economic paradigms of the elite Classic Maya in Northwestern Belize (2016)
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By bringing together theoretical frameworks utilized by scholars to describe the Classic Maya political economy, this work evaluates their applications in the case of the site of La Milpa. Located in Northwestern Belize, La Milpa experienced a demographic rise during the Late Classic/Terminal Classic periods, followed by a rapid decline shortly thereafter. This poster explores Maya political economy mechanisms as defined by Kenneth Hirth in his 1996 piece, specifically focusing on aspects of...