Where is Lowland Maya archaeology headed?

This article isolates three important trends in Lowland Maya archaeology during the last decade: (1) increased use of the conjunctive approach, with renewed appreciation of context and provenience; (2) waning use of the label “unique” to describe the Maya; and (3) an effort to use the Lowland Maya as a case study in social evolution.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/44643/1/10814_2005_Article_BF02231486.pd