In Press Ford, Anabel, Keith Clarke, and Gary Raines: Modeling Settlement Patterns of the Late Classic Maya Civilization with Bayesian Methods and GIS.Annals of the Association of American Geographers.
In Press John Whittaker, Kathryn Kamp, Anabel Ford, Rafael Guerra, Peter Brants, Jose Guerra, Alex Woods, Jennifer Thorton, and Zerifeh Eiley: Lithic Industry in a Maya Center: An Axe Workshop at El Pilar, Belize. Latin American Antiquity.
2008 Ford, Anabel and Kitty Emery: Exploring the Legacy of the Maya Forest. Journal of Ethnobiology
2008 Ford, Anabel: Dominant Plants of The Maya Forest and Gardens of El Pilar: Implications for Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions. Journal of Ethnobiology.
2007 Ford, Anabel: The Maya Forest Garden and El Pilar: A Coloring Book. With a teachers guide by Amy Hale. National Institute of Culture and History Belize.
2006 Ford, Anabel and Megan Havrda: Archaeology Under the Canopy: Imagining the Maya of El Pilar. In Tourism Consumption edited by K. Mecham et al., pp 67-93. Bradford UK.
2006 Ford, Anabel and Keith Clarke: Predicting Late Classic Maya Settlements. In Archaeological Investigations in the Eastern Maya Lowlands: Papers of the 2005 Belize Archaeology Symposium. Edited by J. Morris, S. Jones, J. Awe, and C. Helmke, pp 193-212. Institute of Archaeology Belmopan, Belize.
2006 Campbell, David, Anabel Ford et al.: The Feral Forests of the Eastern Petén. In Time and Complexity in Historical Ecology, pp 21-55. Edited by William Balée and Clark Erickson. Columbia University Press.
2006 Ford, Anabel: Adaptive Management and he Community at El Pilar:A Philosophy of Resilience for The Maya Forest. In Out of the Past, for the Future: Archaeology and Conservation, edited by N. Agnew and J. Bridgland The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles.
2005 Ford, Anabel: Implications of Volcanic Ash in the Maya Lowlands. Tinaja 17:2-3.
2005 John Morris and Anabel Ford: Early Classic Manifestations at Mountain Cow and El Pilar. Archaeological Investigations in the Eastern Maya Lowlands: Papers of the 2004 Belize Archaeology Symposium, edited by J. Awe, J. Morris S. Jones and C. Helmke, pp 79-98. Institute of Archaeology Belmopan, Belize.
2005 Ford, Anabel, Melanie Santiago-Smith and John Morris: Community Integration and Adaptive Management at El Pilar. Archaeological Investigations in the Eastern Maya Lowlands: Papers of the 2003 Belize Archaeology Symposium, edited by J. Awe, J. Morris S. Jones and C. Helmke, pp 459-470. Institute of Archaeology, Belize.
2004 Ford, Anabel: El Pilar Video. With Jane Goodall (edited by Dana Morrow). Producer. Sponsored by ESP~Maya.
2004 Ford, Anabel: Maya Subsistence, Settlement Patterns and the Influence of Obsidian in the Political Economy Around El Pilar, Belize. In Archaeological Investigations in the Eastern Maya Lowlands:Papers of the 2003 Belize Archaeology Symposium, edited by J. Awe, J. Morris and S. Jones. Institute of Archaeology, Belize.
2004 Ford, Anabel: Integration among communities, Centers, and Regions: The Case from El Pilar. In The Ancient Maya of the Belize Valley: Half a Century of Archaeological Research editor by J. Garber. First ed. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
2003 Ford, Anabel: Continuity and Sustainability in the Maya Forest: Building a Future from the Past at El Pilar. In Cuarto Congresso Internacional de Mayistas, pp 380-395.
2003 Ford, Anabel:Crecimiento de Población y Complejidad Social: Un Examen de Asentamiento y Medio Ambiente de las Tierras Bajas Mayas.Monographo, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales de Mesoamerica, Guatemala.
2002 Ford, Anabel: Another View of the Gran Petén: Distilled conversations with Ed Shook. In Incidence of Archaeology in Central American and the Yucatan: Essays in honor of Edwin M. Shook, edited by M. Love, M. P. de Hatch, and H. L. Escobedo. University Press of America.
2002 Ford, Anabel and Keith Clarke: Out of the Past, in the Present, and for the Future of the Maya Forest. In Beyond Walls: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives. University of the West Indies
2002 BRASS/El Pilar Program: Culture and Nature at El Pilar: A philosophy of resilience for the Maya Forest. Exploring Solutions Past: Maya Forest Alliance, Belize.
2002 BRASS/El Pilar Program: Adaptive Management in the Maya Forest: The Contiguous Park at El Pilar. Exploring Solutions Past: Maya Forest Alliance, Belize.
2002: Ford, Anabel and Clarke Wernecke: Trails of El Pilar: A Comprehensive Guide to the El Pilar Archaeological Reserve for Maya Flora and Fauna. Exploring Solutions Past: Maya Forest Alliance, Santa Barbara.
2001: Ford Anabel and Nicole Gerardo: The Tzunu'un Forest Garden Trail Guide. BRASS/El Pilar Program, Belize.
2001 Ford, Anabel: El Pilar: Gateway between Belize and Guatemala. Washington Report on the Hemispheres.21: 4-5.
2000 Ford, Anabel and Rudy Larios: Huellas Antiguas en la Selva Maya Contemporanea: Patrones de Asentamiento y Medio Ambiente en El Pilar. XIII Simposio de Invistigaciones Arqueológicas en Guatemala, pp. 385-407. Museo Nacional de Arqueología e Etnología, Guatemala.
2000 Ford, Anabel and Erin Chase: Lessons from the Past: A BRASS Anthology. Video Project, MARC/UCSB.
2000 Ford, Anabel, and Lisa Lucero: Malevolent Demons of Ceramic Production: Where have all the Failures gone?Estudios de Cultural Maya 21.
1999 Ford, Anabel: Using the Past to Preserve the Future.Discovering Archaeology September/October.
1999 Ford, Anabel and José Antonio Montes: Medio Ambinete, Uso de la Tierra, y Desarrollo Sostenible: La Reserve Arqueológica de El Pilar para Flora y Fauna Mayas de Belice y Guatemala.Mesoámerica 37:31-50.
1998 Ford, Anabel: Investigations at El Pilar.Mexicon 20:30.
1998 Ford, Anabel: The El Pilar Archaeological Reserve for Maya Flora and Fauna: A New Friendship Park for Belize and Guatemala. El Planet Plactica November.
1998 Ford, Anabel: Investigations at El Pilar: Cultural-Natural Resource Conservation and Development in the Maya Forest.Anthropology Newsletter January.
1998 Ford, Anabel (editor): Paisaje El Pilar: Puerta Entre Dos Naciones: ~ Plan de Manejo El Pilar- Borrador/El Pilar: Gateway Between Two Nations ~ Draft Management Plan. ProARCA/CAPAS-USAID, Guatemala.
1998 Ford, Anabel: The Future of El Pilar: The Integrated Research and Development Plan for the El Pilar Archaeological Reserve For Maya Flora and Fauna Belize ~ Guatemala. (English/Spanish) US Man & the Biosphere Program, State Dept.
1997 Martha Macri and Ford, Anabel (editors): The Language of Maya Hieroglyphs. Precolumbian Art Research Institute, San Francisco.
1997 Martha Macri and Ford, Anabel: Introduction. The Language of Maya Hieroglyphs. Precolumbian Art Research Institute, San Francisco.
1997 Ford, Anabel, and Carol Miller: Creación de la Reserve Arqueológica El Pilar en Guatemala y Belice: Un Nuevo Concepto de Rescate para la Selva Maya. X Simposio de Invistigaciones Arqueológicas en Guatemala, pp. 417-426. Museo Nacional de Arqueología e Etnología, Guatemala.
1997 Ford, Anabel, Fred Stross, Frank Asaro, and Helen V. Michel: Obsidian Procurement and Distribution in the Tikal-Yaxhá area of the Central Maya Lowlands. Ancient Mesoamerica 8:1-10.
1997 Ford, Anabel and D. Clark Wernecke: Resumen~ Tikal Report No. 14: Excavations at the Great Plaza, North Terrace, and North Acropolis, by W.R. Coe. Mesoámerica 33:265-268.
1997 Ford, Anabel: Resumen~ Tikal Report No. 25a: Ceramics of Tikal:Vessels from Burials, Caches, and Problematic Deposits, by T.P. Culbert. Mesoámerica 33:270-273.
1996 Ford, Anabel: Arqueología en acción: reserva arqueológica El Pilar para Fauna y Flora Maya. In Los Investigadores de la Cultura Maya, pp. 290-306. Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Campeche
1996 Ford, Anabel: Hidden Boundaries: The El Pilar Archaeological Reserve for Maya Flora and Fauna.Belize Magazine Spring.
1996 Ford, Anabel: Critical Resource Control and the Rise of the Classic Period Maya. In The Managed Mosaic: Ancient Maya Agriculture and Resource Use, edited by S. L. Fedick, pp. 297-303. University of Utah Press.
1995 Ford, Anabel and William I. Rose: Volcanic Ash in Ancient Maya Ceramics of the Limestone Lowlands: Implications for Prehistoric Volcanic Activity in the Guatemala Highlands.Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 66(1-4) 149-163.
1994 Ford, Anabel: Arqueología de Acción en la Selva: Creación de la reserva arqueológica de El Pilar, Guatemala-Belice.Utzib 1(7):19-21, Guatemala.
1994 Ford, Anabel: Teo’s Way: His Life, Personal Philosophy, and Folklore.Tourism Management Project, Ministry of Tourism and Environment, Belize.
1994 Ford, Anabel: Resumen~ Specialization, Exchange, and Complex Societies edited by E.M. Brumfiel and T.K. Earle (pp. 209-210), Pottery Analysis: A Sourcebook by P.M. Rice (pp. 214-215). Mesoámerica 27.
1994 Ford, Anabel: Xaman-Chikin-Lakin-Nohol, The Ancient Maya of Belize: Their Societies and Sites. CORI/MesoAmerican Research Center, UC Santa Barbara.
1994 Ford, Anabel, and Anna Hundt: Equity in Academia -- Why the Best Men still Win: An Examination of Women and Men in Mesoamerican Archaeology. In Equity Issues for Women in Archaeology, edited by M.C. Nelson, S. M. Nelson, and A. Wylie, pp. 147-156. American Anthropological Association/Archaeology Division, Washington DC.
1994 Ford, Anabel: Women in Mesoamerican Archaeology: Why are the Best Men Winning? In Women Working in Archaeology, edited by C. Claassen, pp. 159-172. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia.
1993 Ford, Anabel: Variaciones Regionales de Antiguos Asentamientos Maya e Implicaciones Econónomicas para el área Superior del Río Belice. Mesoámerica. 25:39-61.
1993 Ford, Anabel, Nicole Woodman, and Lisa Lucero: Examen y Revisión de Análisis de Cerámica: Resultos del Taller Cerámica Maya 1991. Mesoámerica 25:174-180
1993 Ford, Anabel: Review of Gardens in Prehistory edited by T. W. Killion. American Anthropologist 95:1018-1019.
1992 Ford, Anabel: The Ancient Maya Domestic Economy: An Examination of Settlement in the Upper Belize River Area. In Memorias del Primer Congreso Internacional de Mayistas, pp. 57-86. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico.
1992 Ford, Anabel, Nicole Woodman, and Lisa Lucero: Results of the 1991 Maya Ceramic Workshop: Creating a New Comparative Standard.Mexicon 14:118-121.
1992 Ford, Anabel: El Pilar: Rediscovering an Ancient Maya Center. Belize Today 6(10):49-52
1992 Ford, Anabel, Nicole Woodman, and Lisa Lucero: Review and Revision of Ceramic Analysis: Results of the 1991 Maya Ceramic Workshop.Ceramica de Cultura Maya 16:24-29.
1992 Ford, Anabel and Scott Fedick: Prehistoric Maya Settlement Patterns in the Upper Belize River Area: Initial Results of the Belize River Archaeological Settlement Survey.Journal of Field Archaeology 19:35-49.
1991 Ford, Anabel: Resumen~ Excavations at Xunantunich by E. W. MacKie, The Preclassic Architecture at Cuello by J. Cartwright y Nohmul: A Prehistoric Maya Community in Belize by N. Hammond. Mesoamérica 22:352-356.
1991 Ford, Anabel: Resumen~ A Postclassic Perspective by D. Z. Chase and A. F. Chase y Investigations at the Classic Maya City of Caracol, Belize by A. F. Chase and D. Z. Chase. Mesoamérica 21:144-146.
1991 Ford, Anabel: Review~ A Postclassic Perspective by D. Z. Chase and A. F. Chase y Investigations at the Classic Maya City of Caracol, Belize by A. F. Chase and D. Z. Chase. American Antiquity 56:755.
1991 Ford, Anabel: Problems with the Evaluation of Population from Settlement Data: Examination of Ancient Maya Residence Patterns in the Tikal-Yaxhá Intersite Area.Estudios de Cultural Maya 18:157-186.
1991 Ford, Anabel: Economic Variation of Ancient Maya Residential Settlement in the Upper Belize River Area. Ancient Mesoamerica 2:35-45.
1990 Ford, Anabel: Resumen~ The Cities of Ancient Mexico by J. Sabloff. Mesoamérica 20:338-340.
1990 Ford, Anabel: Maya Settlement in the Belize River Area: Variations in Residential Patterns of the Central Maya Lowlands. In Precolumbian Population History in the Maya Lowlands, edited by T.P. Culbert and D.S. Rice, pp. 167-181. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque.
1990 Fedick, Scott and Anabel Ford: Prehistoric Agricultural Landscape of the Central Maya Lowlands: An Examination of Local Variability in a Regional Context. World Archaeology 22:21-33.
1990 Ford, Anabel: Ancient Maya Data Base: Contributions of the BAR International Series. New Scholar 11:11-22.
1990 Ford, Anabel: Population Growth and Development of Complex Societies: Theoretical Considerations for the Evolution of the Classic Period Maya. In Agriculture: Origins and Impacts of a Technological Revolution, edited by C. Cameron, pp. 26-53. Occasional Papers of the Archaeological Research Facility, California State University, Fullerton No. 5.
1989 Ford, Anabel and Kirsten Olson: Aspects of the Ancient Maya Economy: Variations in Chipped Stone Production and Consumption in the Belize River Area. Prehistoric Maya Economies of Belize, Research in Economic Anthropology, Supplement 4, edited by P. McAnany and B. Isaac.
1987 Ford, Anabel and Harry Glicken: The Significance of Volcanic Ash Tempering in the Ceramics of the Central Maya Lowlands. Maya Ceramics: Papers from the 1985 Maya Ceramics Conference, edited by P.M. Rice and R.J. Sharer. BAR International Series 345, Oxford.
1986 Ford, Anabel: Population Growth and Social Complexity: An Examination of Settlement and Environment in the Central Maya Lowlands. Anthropological Research Papers No. 35, Arizona State University, Tempe.
1985 Ford, Anabel: Maya Settlement Pattern Chronology in the Belize River Area and the Implications for the Development of the Central Maya Lowlands. Belcast Journal of Belizean Affairs 2:13-32.
1982 Ford, Anabel: Los Maya en El Petén: Distribución de las Poblaciones en el Período Clásico.Mesoamérica 3:124-144.
1981 Ford, Anabel: Patrones de Asentamiento Maya durante el Período Clásico Tardío y el Problema de la Complejidad Economica y Politica. Antropología e Historia de Guatemala, Epoca II, no. 3:7-23.
1980 Arnold, Jeanne and Anabel Ford: Statistical Examination of Settlement at Tikal, Guatemala.American Antiquity 45:713-726.