Last Rites for the Tipu Maya: Genetic Structuring in a Colonial Cemetery - Softcover

Keith P. Jacobi

 
9780817310257: Last Rites for the Tipu Maya: Genetic Structuring in a Colonial Cemetery

Synopsis

Two cultures collided in Tipu, Belize in the 1600s: that of the native Maya and of the Spanish missionaries. Combining historical documentation with archaeological finds, the author provides an account of the meshing of these cultures and the Tipu's assimilation of Catholic practices.

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About the Author

Keith P. Jacobi is Curator of Human Osteology at the Alabama Museum of Natural History and Assistant Professor of Anthropology at The University of Alabama.

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