Epistemic Fragments: Stories of Ruins and Heritage at Actuncan, Belize
Abstract Drawing on examples from the Maya center of Actuncan, Belize, in this article I argue for the use of the tools of narrative and the modern experience of ruins as reflected in ruination and critical heritage studies as lenses for understanding the impact of ruins in the context of past societies.
Authors
- David W. Mixter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3881-4996)
Institutions
- Binghamton University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Latin American Antiquity
- Published
- 2026-05-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/laq.2026.10178
- Primary Topic
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Washington University in St. Louis
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Binghamton University