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Richard E. W. Adams [b. 1931]

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Definition: American archaeologist in the Maya area; perhaps most influential work focused on the existence of craft specialists in the Maya culture (craft specialization is a building block of state society).

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R.E.W. Adams
Adams is a professor emeritus at the University of Texas at San Antonio's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Biography from the eMuseum

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