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| '''''Handbook of Middle American Indians''''' ('''HMAI''') is a sixteen-volume compendium on [[Mesoamerica]], from the [[pre-Columbian|prehispanic]] to late twentieth century. Volumes on particular topics were published from the 1960s and 1970s under the general editorship of [[Robert Wauchope (archaeologist)|Robert Wauchope]].<ref>Robert Wauchope, general editor. ‘’Handbook of Middle American Indians’’, 16 volumes. Austin: University of Texas Press</ref> Separate volumes with particular volume editors deal with a number of general topics, including archeology, cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, linguistics, with the last four substantive volumes treating various topics in Mesoamerican ethnohistory, under the editorship of [[Howard F. Cline]]. Select volumes have become available in e-book format. | '''''Handbook of Middle American Indians''''' ('''HMAI''') is a sixteen-volume compendium on [[Mesoamerica]], from the [[pre-Columbian|prehispanic]] to late twentieth century. Volumes on particular topics were published from the 1960s and 1970s under the general editorship of [[Robert Wauchope (archaeologist)|Robert Wauchope]].<ref>Robert Wauchope, general editor. ‘’Handbook of Middle American Indians’’, 16 volumes. Austin: University of Texas Press</ref> Separate volumes with particular volume editors deal with a number of general topics, including archeology, cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, linguistics, with the last four substantive volumes treating various topics in Mesoamerican ethnohistory, under the editorship of [[Howard F. Cline]]. Select volumes have become available in e-book format. |
| A retrospective review of the HMAI by two anthropologists discusses its history and evaluates it.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Marcus |first1=Joyce |last2=Spores |first2=Ronald |title=The Handbook of Middle American Indians: A Retrospective Look |journal=American Anthropologist |date=1978 |volume=80 |issue=1 |pages=85–100 |doi=10.1525/aa.1978.80.1.02a00060 |jstor=673513 }}</ref> One review calls it a fundamental work.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Berthe |first1=J.-P. |title=Un ouvrage fondamental: le 'Handbook of Middle American Indians' |journal=Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales |date=1966 |volume=21 |issue=1 |pages=229–230 |doi=10.1017/S0395264900110856 |jstor=27576567 |s2cid=195463373 }}</ref> Another reviewer says "since the first volume of the HMAI appeared in 1964 is far and away the most comprehensive and erudite coverage of native cultures of any region in the Americas."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Colston |first1=Stephen A. |title=Review of Handbook of Middle American Indians. Volume 16. Sources Cited and Artifacts Illustrated |journal=The Americas |date=1977 |volume=33 |issue=4 |pages=679–680 |doi=10.2307/980885 |jstor=980885 |s2cid=147509596 }}</ref> A review in the journal ''Science'' says that "There can be little doubt that, like the ''[[Handbook of South American Indians]]'', this monumental synthesis will provide a sound basis for new generalizations and will stimulate additional research to fill the gaps in knowledge and understanding that will become apparent.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Woodbury |first1=Richard B. |title=Handbook of Middle American Indians |journal=Science |date=1965 |volume=148 |issue=3671 |pages=798–800 |doi=10.1126/science.148.3671.798 |jstor=1716362 }}</ref> | A retrospective review of the HMAI by two anthropologists discusses its history and evaluates it.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Marcus |first1=Joyce |last2=Spores |first2=Ronald |title=The Handbook of Middle American Indians: A Retrospective Look |journal=American Anthropologist |date=1978 |volume=80 |issue=1 |pages=85–100 |doi=10.1525/aa.1978.80.1.02a00060 |jstor=673513 }}</ref> One review calls it a fundamental work.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Berthe |first1=J.-P. |title=Un ouvrage fondamental: le 'Handbook of Middle American Indians' |journal=Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales |date=1966 |volume=21 |issue=1 |pages=229–230 |doi=10.1017/S0395264900110856 |jstor=27576567 |s2cid=195463373 }}</ref> Another reviewer says "since the first volume of the HMAI appeared in 1964 is far and away the most comprehensive and erudite coverage of native cultures of any region in the Americas."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Colston |first1=Stephen A. |title=Review of Handbook of Middle American Indians. Volume 16. Sources Cited and Artifacts Illustrated |journal=The Americas |date=1977 |volume=33 |issue=4 |pages=679–680 |doi=10.2307/980885 |jstor=980885 |s2cid=147509596 }}</ref> A review in the journal ''Science'' says that "There can be little doubt that, like the ''[[Handbook of South American Indians]]'', this monumental synthesis will provide a sound basis for new generalizations and will stimulate additional research to fill the gaps in knowledge and understanding that will become apparent.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal |last1=Woodbury |first1=Richard B. |title=Handbook of Middle American Indians |journal=Science |date=1965 |volume=148 |issue=3671 |pages=798–800 |doi=10.1126/science.148.3671.798 |jstor=1716362 }}</ref> |
| Starting in 1981, six volumes in the '''''Supplement to the Handbook of Middle American Indians''''' were published under the general editorship of [[Victoria Bricker]].<ref>Victoria Bricker, ‘’Supplement to the Handbook of Middle American Indians’’. 6 vols. Austin: University of Texas Press 1981-2000).{{primary source inline|date=February 2024}}</ref> | Starting in 1981, six volumes in the '''''Supplement to the Handbook of Middle American Indians''''' were published under the general editorship of [[Victoria Bricker]].<ref name=":0" /> |
| ==Volumes== | ==Volumes== |
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