Research Themes

Articles by Dr. Anabel Ford: Research Themes

Archaeological Exploration

2011: Calculating Late Classic Population for the Upper Belize River Area

2010: Conspicuous Consumption of Exotics among the Maya: The Organization Obsidian Procurement, Production, and Distribution at El Pilar

2008: An Alternative Environmental History for the Maya Forest

2007: Fresh Volcanic Ash Shards in Pottery Sherds of the Maya Lowlands

2006: Predicting Late Classic Maya Settlements

2005: Implications of Volcanic Ash in Maya Lowlands

2004: Subsistence, Settlement Patterns and the Influence of Obsidian in the Political Economy Around El Pilar, Belize

2004: Integration among communities, Centers, and Regions: The Case from El Pilar

2002: Another View of the Gran Petén

2002: Out of the Past, in the Present, and for the Future of the Maya Forest

2000: The Malevolent Demons of Ceramic Production

1998: Investigations at El Pilar: Cultural-Natural Resource Conservation and Development in the Maya Forest

1996: Critical Resource Control and the Rise of the Classic Period Maya

1993: Variaciones Regionales de Antiguos Asentamientos Mayas

1992: The Ancient Maya Domestic Economy

1992: Results of the 1991 Maya Ceramic Workshop: Creating a New Comparative Standard

1992: Review and Revision of Ceramic Analysis: Results of the 1991 Maya Ceramic Workshop

1991: Problems with Evaluation of Population

1990: Settlement in the Belize River Area: Variations in Residential Patterns of the Central Maya Lowlands

1989: Aspects of the Ancient Maya Economy: Variations in Chipped Stone Production and Consumption in the Belize River Area

1987: The Significance of Volcanic Ash Tempering in the Ceramics of the Central Maya Lowlands

MayaForest Garden

2013: Ancient Maya Landscapes

2012: Paleoenvironmental Record, Reconstruction, Forest Succession, and Weeds in the Maya Milpa

2011: Legacy of the Ancient Maya: The Maya Forest Garden

2010: The Milpa Cycle and the Making of the Maya Forest Garden

2009: Origins of the Maya Forest Garden

2008: Dominant Plants of The Maya Forest and Gardens of El Pilar

2006: The Feral Forests of the Eastern Petén

Conservation Philosophy

2013: Teaching Secrets of Conservation and Prosperity in the Maya Forest

2011: Afterword: El Pilar and the Maya Cultural; Heritage: Reflections of a Cheerful Pessimist

2010: Action Archaeology and the Community of El Pilar

2008: Arqueología Bajo el Dosel de la Selva Maya

2006: Archaeology Under the Canopy: Imagining the Maya of El Pilar

2006: Management and the Community at El Pilar: A Philosophy of Resilience for The Maya Forest

2005: Community Integration and Adaptive Management at El Pilar

1999: Using the Past to Preserve the Future

1999: Medio Ambinete, Uso de la Tierra, y Desarrollo Sostenible: La Reserva Arqueológica El Pilar para Flora y Fauna Mayas de Belice y Guatemala

1999: Huellas Antiguas en la Selva Maya Contemporanea

1998: Investigations at El Pilar

1997: Creación de la Reserva Arqueológica El Pilar en Guatemala y Belice: Un Nuevo Concepto de Rescate para la Selva Maya

1994: Arqueología de Acción en la Selva