Encyclopedia of Prehistory. Volume 5: Middle America

Edited by Peter N. Peregrine and Melvin Ember. — New York: Springer Science+Business Media, 2001. — 462 pp. — ISBN: 978-1-4684-7132-8.Middle America has been the focus of more sustained archaeological research than almost any other region on earth, and while all areas of Middle America are environmentally and culturally diverse, several distinct subregions are often identified as areas of archaeological specialization. From north to south these areas are Northern Mesoamerica, Highland Mesoamerica, Lowland Mesoamerica, and the Intermediate Area. Although this organization has its problems (the areas do not have clear boundaries), it does provide a useful framework for looking at the prehistory of Middle America.Central Coast Regional Chiefdoms (James Zeidler).
Central Mexico Classic (George L. Cowgill).
Central Mexico Postclassic (Deborah L. Nichols and Timothy H. Charlton).
Chiriqui (Francisco Corrales Ulloa).
Classic Maya (Robert Sharer).
Coahuilan (Solveig Turpin).
Early Caribbean (William Keegan).
Early Chibcha (John W. Hoopes).
Early Mesoamerican Archaic (Richard MacNeish).
Early Highland Mesoamerican Preclassic (Peter van Rossum).
Early Northwest South American Littoral (Evan Engwall).
Ecuadorian Highlands (Thomas P. Myers).
Gran Cocle (Richard Cooke).
Gulf Coast Classic (Christopher Pool).
Highland Mesoamerican Archaic (Peter N. Peregrine).
Huatabampo (Sarah Berry and Leon Doyon).
Late Caribbean (John M. Weeks).
Late Chibcha (John W. Hoopes).
Late Highland Mesoamerican Preclassic (Laura Finsten).
Late Northwest South American Littoral (Evan Engwall).
Lowland Mesoamerican Archaic (Harry Iceland and Thomas Hester).
Manteno (Karen E. Stothert).
Nicoya (Frederick Lange).
Olmec (R. Sergio Herrera).
Paya (Peter N. Peregrine).
Postclassic Maya (Robert Fry).
Postclassic Southern Mexican Highlands (Gary Feinman).
Preclassic Maya (Peter N. Peregrine).
Southern Mexican Highlands Classic (Richard Blanton).
Trincheras (Paul R. Fish).
West Mexico Classic (Phil C. Weigand).
West Mexico Postclassic (Helen Pollard).