Category: Fortifications
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Rehabilitating Becan
David Webster 2021 Webster D, Ball JW. REHABILITATING BECÁN. Ancient Mesoamerica. 2021;32(3):371-395. doi:10.1017/S0956536121000262 Read more
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Defensive Barricades of the Maya
Christopher Hernandez 2016 Hernandez, Christopher. (2016). Defensive Barricades of the Maya. 10.1007/978-94-007-7747-7_10086. Read more
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Lowland Maya Fortifications
David Webster 1976 Webster, David. “Lowland Maya Fortifications.” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 120, no. 5 (1976): 361–71. http://www.jstor.org/stable/986267. Read more
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Tactical and Stategic Landscapes: A Study of Maya Fortifications at Tzunun, Chiapas, Mexico
Christopher Hernandez Although studies of warfare are now common in Maya archaeology, much remains to be learned about strategy, tactics, and various other practical factors in the process of making war. An emphasis on the concrete and practical is necessary to both acknowledge agency and understand how conflict relates to the human experience. Through an Read more
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Rehabilitating Becan
Authors David Webster and Joseph W. Ball Published 2021 A study of the structures and fortifications of Becan during the time shortly after the Book of Mormon Webster, David, and Joseph W. Ball. “REHABILITATING BECÁN.” Ancient Mesoamerica 32, no. 3 (2021): 371–95. Read more
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Last-Ditch Warfare in Ancient Mesoamerica Recalls the Book of Mormon
Author John L. Sorenson Published 2000 Dr. Sorenson compares the warfare strategies and fortifications of the Book of Mormon to those of the Maya Sorenson, John L. (2000) “Last-Ditch Warfare in Ancient Mesoamerica Recalls the Book of Mormon,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: Vol. 9: No. 2, Article 8. Read more
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CLASSIC MAYA DEFENSIVE SYSTEMS AND WARFARE IN THE PETEXBATUN REGION: Archaeological evidence and interpretations
Authors Demarest, Arthur & O’Mansky, Matt & Wolley, Claudia & Van Tuerenhout, Dirk & Inomata, Takeshi & Palka, Joel & Escobedo, Héctor Published 1997 A study of the fortifications and warfare of the Classic Maya, while a later time than most of the Book of Mormon, it may provide some insight into Book of Mormon Read more
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Preclassic Maya Fortification at Muralla De Leon, Peten: Deducing Assets, Military Stategies, and Specific Threats Through Analysis of Defensive Systems
Author Justin Bracken Published 2023 A study of defensive systems near the time and potentially region of the Book of Mormon, deducing warfighting strategies and threats of the ancient lowland maya people Citation Bracken, Justin. (2023). PRECLASSIC MAYA FORTIFICATION AT MURALLA DE LEÓN, PETEN: DEDUCING ASSETS, MILITARY STRATEGIES, AND SPECIFIC THREATS THROUGH ANALYSIS OF DEFENSIVE Read more
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Lowland Maya Fortifications
Author David Webster Published 1976 A study of Maya fortification near the time and potentially region of the Book of Mormon. These fortifications bear remarkable similarity to those described by Alma Webster, David. “Lowland Maya Fortifications.” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 120, no. 5 (1976): 361–71. http://www.jstor.org/stable/986267. Read more
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Becan: An Early Lowland Maya Fortified Site
Author David Webster Published 1973 A study of Lowland maya fortifactions from the time and potentially region of The Book of Mormon. These fortifications bear remarkable similarities to those described by Alma Read more