Imagining a Complex Maya Political Economy: Counting Tokens and Currencies in Image, Text and the Archaeological Record
Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Volume 27 - Issue 1 David A. Freidel, Marilyn A. Masson*, and Michelle Rich ABSTRACT Exploring the long-term use of accounting practices and currencies by literate and numerate authorities contributes new information regarding the complexity of the political economy of ancient Maya society. Two forms of indirect, yet compelling, lines of evidence [...]