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Ancient lowland Maya complexity as revealed by airborne laser scanning of northern Guatemala by Canuto, Marcello A, Estrada-Belli, Francisco, Garrison, Thomas G, Houston, Stephen D, Acuña, Mary Jane, Kováč, Milan, Marken, Damien, Nondédéo, Philippe, Auld-Thomas, Luke, Castanet, Cyril, Chatelain, David, Chiriboga, Carlos R, Drápela, Tomáš, Lieskovský, Tibor, Tokovinine, Alexandre, Velasquez, Antolín, Fernández-Díaz, Juan C, Shrestha, Ramesh

“…Lowland Maya civilization flourished in the tropical region of the Yucatan peninsula and environs for more than 2500 years (~1000 BCE to 1500 CE). Known for…”
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Watchful realms: integrating GIS analysis and political history in the southern Maya lowlands by Doyle, James A., Garrison, Thomas G., Houston, Stephen D.

“…Travellers naturally prefer to use the most passable routes and establish staging points on the way. Cost surface analysis predicts the easiest routes and…”
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Evaluating the use of IKONOS satellite imagery in lowland Maya settlement archaeology by Garrison, Thomas G., Houston, Stephen D., Golden, Charles, Inomata, Takeshi, Nelson, Zachary, Munson, Jessica

“…This article presents an extensive evaluation, in several contiguous or near-contiguous areas, of the viability of IKONOS satellite imagery in detecting…”
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The Archaeology of Communication Technologies by Houston, Stephen D.

“…Accessing ancient meaning and sound from graphic notations is an immense challenge to archaeologists, whether with respect to marked objects, petrographs, or…”
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An Example of Preclassic Mayan Writing? by Houston, Stephen D.

“…Archaeological discoveries at San Bartolo, Guatemala, have provided a rich trove of information about Maya culture. Painted hieroglyphs in an early temple at…”
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Oldest Writing in the New World by Rodríguez Martínez, Ma. del Carmen, Ortíz Ceballos, Ponciano, Coe, Michael D, Diehl, Richard A, Houston, Stephen D, Taube, Karl A, Delgado Calderón, Alfredo

“…A block with a hitherto unknown system of writing has been found in the Olmec heartland of Veracruz, Mexico. Stylistic and other dating of the block places it…”
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Into the Minds of Ancients: Advances in Maya Glyph Studies by Houston, Stephen D.

“…A decade of Maya glyphic decipherment creates many opportunities for historical, linguistic, cultural, and archaeological interpretation. New evidence points…”
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Bodies and blood: critiquing social construction in Maya archaeology by Houston, Stephen D, McAnany, Patricia A

“…As a 21st century expression of idealism, social constructionism tends to repudiate the physical reality of the body and the biological duality of sexual…”
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Decorous bodies and disordered passions: Representations of emotion among the Classic Maya by Houston, Stephen D.

“…The Classic Maya (AD 250-850) represented emotion via the human body in stylized ways that reflected their categories of 'affect', the subjective states…”
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Guardian of the Acropolis: The Sacred Space of a Royal Burial at Piedras Negras, Guatemala by Fitzsimmons, James L., Scherer, Andrew, Houston, Stephen D., Escobedo, Héctor L.

“…Excavation of a small Maya ceremonial structure at the site of Piedras Negras, Guatemala, has revealed a Late Classic period (ca. A.D. 600–900) vaulted tomb…”
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The Shifting Now: Aspect, Deixis, and Narrative in Classic Maya Texts by Houston, Stephen D.

“…Abundant and complex, Maya hieroglyphic texts serve as a crucial resource for understanding pre-Columbian narrative. This essay documents and discusses the…”
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Gene Strickland Stuart 1930–1993 by Houston, Stephen D.

“…Archaeologist and writer Gene Strickland Stuart died on Aug 8, 1993. Stuart left behind a legacy of good will, good works, and an extraordinary life that…”
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Obituary: Gene Strickland Stuart 1930-1993 by Houston, Stephen D.

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Writing in New World Civilizations by Houston, Stephen D.

“…Mesoamerican Writing Systems: Propaganda, Myth, and History in Four Ancient Civilizations. Joyce Marcus…”
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Manganese balance and clinical observations in young men fed a manganese-deficient diet by Friedman, B J, Freeland-Graves, J H, Bales, C W, Behmardi, F, Shorey-Kutschke, R L, Willis, R A, Crosby, J B, Trickett, P C, Houston, S D

“…A balance study was conducted to determine the minimum requirement for manganese (Mn) and to examine the effects of Mn depletion. Seven male subjects, age…”
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A royal Maya country house: Archaeology at Bejucal, Guatemala by Garrison, Thomas G., Houston, Stephen D., Scherer, Andrew K., del Cid, David, Garrido López, Jose Luis, Czapiewska-Halliday, Ewa, Román, Edwin

“…This article presents three years of archaeological investigations at the minor Maya center of Bejucal, Guatemala. A complete site history is presented relying…”
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Folk Classification of Classic Maya Pottery by Houston, Stephen D., Stuart, David, Taube, Karl A.

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Introduction by Houston, Stephen D., Fowler, William R.

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The power and ideology of artistic creation: Elite craft specialists in Classic Maya society by INOMATA, Takeshi, AOYAMA, Kazuo, CARTER, Benjamin P, WELLS, E. Christian, AUSEC, Marne T, WEBSTER, David, COSTIN, Cathy Lynne, HELMS, Mary, HENDON, Tulia A, HOUSTON, Stephen D, LE COUNT, Lisa J, MARCUS, Joyce, RIVERA DORADO, Miguel, URBAN, Patricia A

“…There is increasing evidence that in Classic Maya society, some of the finest objects were produced by artists who were elites. Excavations at the rapidly…”
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An Example of Homophony in Maya Script by Houston, Stephen D.

“…This report demonstrates recourse to homophony in ancient Maya script, illustrating the generalization of signs on the basis of their phonetic values, apart…”
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