Definition: American archaeologist and epigrapher Joyce Marcus has been associated with the University of Michigan's Museum of Anthropology since 1985, where she is presently Professor of Anthropology and Curator of Latin American Archaeology. Educated at Berkeley and Harvard, Marcus is perhaps best known for her work with the Zapotec civilization of central Mexico, and Maya writing systems; and has worked in Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize.
Marcus, Joyce 1992 Political fluctuations in Mesoamerica. Research and Exploration 8(4):392-411.
---2003 Recent Advances in Maya Archaeology. Journal of Archaeological Research 11(2):71-148.
---1973 Territorial organization of the Lowland Classic Maya. Science 180(4089):911-916.
---1980 Zapotec writing. Scientific American 242(2):50-64.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
Marcus, Joyce 1992 Political fluctuations in Mesoamerica. Research and Exploration 8(4):392-411.
---2003 Recent Advances in Maya Archaeology. Journal of Archaeological Research 11(2):71-148.
---1973 Territorial organization of the Lowland Classic Maya. Science 180(4089):911-916.
---1980 Zapotec writing. Scientific American 242(2):50-64.
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
