Supplement to the Handbook of Middle American Indians Volume 1

<p>The sixteen-volume <i>Handbook of Middle American Indians</i> completed in 1976 has been acclaimed the world over as the most valuable resource ever produced for those involved in the study of Mesoamerica. When it was determined in 1978 that the <i>Handbook</i> should be updated periodically Victoria Reifler Bricker well-known cultural anthropologist was selected to be series editor.</p> <p>This first volume of the <i>Supplement</i> is devoted to the dramatic changes that have taken place in the field of archaeology. The volume editor Jeremy A. Sabloff has gathered together detailed reports from the directors of many of the most significant archaeological projects of the mid-twentieth century in Mesoamerica along with discussions of three topics of general interest (the rise of sedentary life the evolution of complex culture and the rise of cities).</p>