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Kidder in 1950 which introduced the findings of excavations
at Uaxactun that took place between 1931 and 1937. Nonethe-
less, through symposiums and correspondence, specialists were
able to communicate their findings to each other for incor-
poration in works which appeared subsequently. But now
pieces began to fit in a more coherent manner, even though
numerous questions remain unanswered, as any Mayanist would
quickly agree. The formulations of the past two decades
are then, more complex, for archaeologists broke free from
a mainstream trend of concentration on chronology, classifi-
cation and description to perform the heretical act of cultural
interpretation. What, for instance, are the implications of
the identification of Central Mexican artistic and hieroglyphic
motives on stele found in the lowlands of the Peten during
Classic times? How are they associated with local ceramic
manufacture of the same time, and with trade goods of foreign
provenance? More important, what is revealed about the Maya
and their history through such discoveries? Such considera-
tions and others are brought to bear on the problem of the
Maya collapse, and due to their complexity, will be granted
broader discussion in the context-of the."archaeological present"
and, the violent end of Maya 'civilization.
The maturation of archaeological theory will become evident
with the following examination of the peasant revolt theory.
That such a possibility existed was recognized early by
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Wood, Jeffrey Clark. The Classic Maya Collapse: A Review of Evidence and Interpretations, thesis, December 1977; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc504349/m1/121/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .