Archaeological views from the countryside

"Important collection of articles on rural settlements of ancient Mesoamerican and Near Eastern civilizations. Documentation of heterogeneity in rural settlements is a central theme. Articles on Mesoamerica deal with the Maya site of Colha, Belize. and chert production; Matacapán, Veracruz, and the organization of craft production; Aztec period settlements in Morelos; and households and settlement patterns in the Copán Valley"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.