Periodicals can be divided into two major categories: popular magazines and scholarly journals. In academic research it is important to distinguish between both types. While each is valuable in research, most academic work will favour scholarly sources over popular ones. In order to compare these two types of literature, I will look at two articles on the ancient city of Copan, which was built and occupied by the Maya during the Classic Period of Mesoamerica. …
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…at 8N-11 is focused upon. In Willey et. al. the entire time period in which the Copan Valley was occupied by the Maya during the Classic period. References Webster, D., B. Fash, R. Widmer, and S. Zeleznik 1998The Skyband Group: Investigation of a Classic Maya Elite Residential Complex at Copan, Honduras Journal of Field Archaeology 25: 319-343. Willey, G. J., R. M. Leventhal, and W. L. Fash Jr. 1978Maya Settlement in the Copan Valley Archaeology 31(4): 32-43.