Linda Schele Drawing from Tikal, Altar 5. Disinterred bones rest between two kneeling dancers.  Late Classic. Current Location: Museo Nacional de Antropología y Ethnología, Guatemala City, Guatemala. copyright FAMSI. An Indexed Bibliography of
Prehistoric and Early Historic Maya Human Osteology

Marie Elaine Danforth, Stephen L. Whittington, and Keith P. Jacobi

References

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  1931Dentistry among Mayans.
El Palacio. 31(12): 177-178.
Only scattered information of interest
  
Adams, R. E. W.
  1990Archaeological Research at the Lowland Maya City of Rio Azul.
Latin American Antiquity. 1: 23-41.
Only scattered information of interest
  
Agurcia Fasquelle, R., and W. R. Fash, Jr.
  1989A Royal Maya Tomb Discovered.
National Geographic. 176: 480-487.
Only scattered information of interest
  
Becker, M. J.
  1973Archaeological Evidence for Occupational Specialization among the Classic Period Maya at Tikal, Guatemala.
American Antiquity. 38: 396-406.
Only scattered information of interest
  
Caceres, E.
  1938La odontolología en la era precolombina.
In: Historia de la odontología en Guatemala. 15-24.
Guatemala: Tipografía Nacional.
Only scattered information of interest
  
Cowgill, U., and G. E. Hutchinson
  1963Sex Ratio in Childhood and the Depopulation of the Peten, Guatemala.
Human Biology. 35: 90-103.
Only scattered information of interest
  
Gerry, J. P.
  1993Diet and Status among the Classic Maya: An Isotopic Perspective.
Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University, Cambridge. University Microfilms International, Ann Arbor.
Primary emphasis on Maya skeletal biology
  
Guilbert, H. D.
  1943The Mayan Skulls of Copan.
American Journal of Orthodontics and Oral Surgery. 29: 216-222.
Only scattered information of interest
  
Hammond, N.
  1982Unearthing the Oldest Known Maya.
National Geographic. 162: 126-140.
Only scattered information of interest
  
Haviland, W. A.
  1972Family Size, Prehistoric Population Estimates, and the Ancient Maya.
American Antiquity. 37: 135-139.
Only scattered information of interest
  
Lentz, D. L.
  1991Cosmetic Dentistry among the Ancient Maya.
Mississippi Dental Association Journal. 46(3): 25.
Only scattered information of interest
  
Longyear, J. M.
  1940An Old Empire Skeleton from Copan, Honduras.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 27: 151-154.
Primary emphasis on Maya skeletal biology
  
Mandujano Vládez, M. E., and J. J. Izazola Alvarez
  1987Estomatología y ciencia odontológica en el México prehispánico.
Práctica Odontológica. 8: 12-22.
Only scattered information of interest
  
Marcus, J.
  1992Royal Families, Royal Texts: Examples from the Zapotec and Maya.
In: Mesoamerican Elites: An Archaeological Assessment. edited by D. Z. Chase and A. F. Chase 221-241.
Norman and London: University of Oklahoma Press.
Only scattered information of interest
  
Martínez Lavin, M., J. Mansilla, C. Pineda, C. Pijoan, and P. Ochoa
  1994Evidence of Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy in Human Skeletal Remains from Prehispanic Mesoamerica.
Annals of Internal Medicine. 120: 238-241.
Only scattered information of interest
  
Merriwether, D. A.
  1994DNA and the Peopling of the New World.
Mother Tongue. Issue 23, November: 22-28.
Only scattered information of interest
  
Merriwether, D. A., F. Rothhammer, and R. E. Ferrell
  1992Mitochondrial DNA Variation in Ancient and Contemporary Amerindians Using the tRNALYS-COII Deletion and Diagnostic Restriction Sites (abstract).
American Journal of Human Genetics. 51(4): A13.
Only scattered information of interest
  
  1994Genetic Variation in the New World: Ancient Teeth, Bone, and Tissue as Sources of DNA.
Experientia. 50: 592-601.
Only scattered information of interest
  
Romano Pacheco, A.
  1974Deformación cefálica intencional.
Antropología física, época prehispánica. 3: 231-249.
México: Panorama Histórico y Cultural, SEP [Secretaría de Educación Pública]-Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia.
Only scattered information of interest
  
  1987Iconografía cefálica maya.
Memorias del Primer Coloquio de Mayistas.
México: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Only scattered information of interest
  
Ruz Lhuillier, A.
  1977Gerontocracy at Palenque?.
In: Social Process in Maya Prehistory. edited by N. Hammond 287-295.
New York: Academic Press.
Only scattered information of interest
  
Sharer, R. J.
  1978Archaeology and History at Quirigua, Guatemala.
Journal of Field Archaeology. 5: 51-70.
Only scattered information of interest
  
Storey, R.
  1992Patterns of Susceptibility of Dental Defects in the Deciduous Dentition of a Pre-Columbian Skeletal Population.
In: Recent Contributions to the Study of Enamel Developmental Defects. edited by A. H. Goodman and L. Capasso 171-183.
Chieti: Journal of Paleopathology Monograph No. 2. Associazione Antropologica Abruzze.
Primary emphasis on Maya skeletal biology
  
Welsh, W. B. M.
  1988aAn Analysis of Classic Lowland Maya Burials. International Series 409
Oxford: British Archaeological Reports.
Only scattered information of interest
  
  1988bA Case for the Practice of Human Sacrifice among the Classic Lowland Maya.
In: Recent Studies in Precolumbian Archaeology. International Series 421: 143-165.
Oxford: British Archaeological Reports.
Only scattered information of interest
  
Whittington, S. L.
  1989Characteristics of Demography and Disease in Low Status Maya from Classic Period Copan, Honduras.
Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Anthropology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park. University Microfilms International, Ann Arbor.
Primary emphasis on Maya skeletal biology
  
Zimbrón, A., and M. Feingold
  1988Algunas prácticas odontológicas en la epoca prehispánica. Aportes de Investigaciones No. 28
México: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Centro Regional de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias.
Only scattered information of interest
  

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