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24 produkter
Maya E Groups
Calendars, Astronomy, and Urbanism in the Early Lowlands
Av David A. Freidel, Arlen F. Chase m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
1462 kr
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In ancient Maya cities, “E Groups” are sets of buildings aligned with the movements of the sun. This volume presents new archaeological data to reveal that E Groups were constructed earlier than previously thought—in fact, they are the earliest identifiable architectural plan at many Maya …
Pathways to Complexity
A View from the Maya Lowlands
Av M. Kathryn Brown, George J. Bey III
Inbunden, 2018
1171 kr
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Pathways to Complexity synthesizes a wealth of new archaeological data to illuminate the origins of Maya civilization and the rise of Classic Maya culture. In this volume, prominent Maya scholars argue that the development of social, religious, and economic complexity began during the Middle …
Maya Salt Works
Inbunden, 2019
1113 kr
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In Maya Salt Works, Heather McKillop details her archaeological team’s groundbreaking discovery of a unique and massive salt production complex submerged in a lagoon in southern Belize. Exploring the organization of production and trade at the Paynes Creek Salt Works, McKillop offers a fascinating …
Market for Mesoamerica
Reflections on the Sale of Pre-Columbian Antiquities
Av Cara G. Tremain, Donna Yates
Inbunden, 2019
1055 kr
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Pre-Columbian artifacts are among the most popular items on the international antiquities market, yet it is becoming increasingly difficult to monitor these items as public, private, and digital sales proliferate. This timely volume explores past, current, and future policies and trends concerning …
War Owl Falling
Innovation, Creativity, and Culture Change in Ancient Maya Society
Av Markus Eberl
Inbunden, 2017
1113 kr
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Drawing on archaeological findings from the Maya lowlands, War Owl Falling shows how innovation and creativity led to social change in ancient societies. Markus Eberl discusses the ways eighth-century Maya (and Maya commoners in particular) reinvented objects and signs that were associated with …
Water, Cacao, and the Early Maya of Chocolá
Av Jonathan Kaplan, Federico Paredes Umana
Inbunden, 2018
1462 kr
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This exciting book brings the often-overlooked southern Maya region of Guatemala into the spotlight by closely examining the ""lost city"" of Chocola. Jonathan Kaplan and Federico Paredes Umana prove that Chocola was a major Maya polity and reveal exactly why it was so influential.In their …
Ancient Maya Political Dynamics
Häftad, 2014
313 kr
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The study of politics, a dominating force throughout history, can provide great insight into the lives of ancient people. Because of the richness and complexity of Maya society, archaeologists and anthropologists have spent decades attempting to reconstruct its political systems. In Ancient Maya …
Ancient Maya Pottery
Classification, Analysis, and Interpretation
Häftad, 2015
298 kr
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The ancient Maya produced a broad range of ceramics that has attracted concerted scholarly attention for over a century. Pottery shards--the most abundant artifacts recovered from sites--reveal much about artistic expression, religious ritual, economic systems, cooking traditions, and cultural …
Motul De San José
Politics, History, and Economy in a Maya Polity
Av Antonia E. Foias, Kitty F. Emery
Häftad, 2015
516 kr
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Scholars have long debated the nature of Maya political organization during the Classic period (AD 250-950). Complex questions regarding political centralization, economic change, and the role of politics and economics in the rise and collapse of the civilization have been examined and reexamined …
Ritual, Violence, and the Fall of the Classic Maya Kings
Av Gyles Iannone, Brett A. Houk m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
1055 kr
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Maya kings who failed to ensure the prosperity of their kingdoms were subject to various forms of termination, including the ritual defacing and destruction of monuments and even violent death. This is the first comprehensive volume to focus on the variedresponses to the failure of Classic period …
Perspectives on the Ancient Maya of Chetumal Bay
Inbunden, 2016
1055 kr
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The ancient Maya invested prodigious amounts of labor in the construction of road systems for communication and trade, yet recent discoveries surrounding Chetumal Bay reveal an alternative and extensive network of riverine and maritime waterways.Focusing on sites ringing the bay such as Cerro Maya, …
Ritual, Violence, and the Fall of the Classic Maya Kings
Av Gyles Iannone, Brett A. Houk m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
342 kr
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Maya kings who failed to ensure the prosperity of their kingdoms were subject to various forms of termination, including the ritual defacing and destruction of monuments and even violent death. This is the first comprehensive volume to focus on the varied responses to the failure of Classic period …
Maya E Groups
Calendars, Astronomy, and Urbanism in the Early Lowlands
Av David A. Freidel, Arlen F. Chase m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
516 kr
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As complex societies emerged in the Maya lowlands during the first millen¬nium BCE, so did stable communities focused around public squares and the worship of a divine ruler tied to a Maize God cult. "E Groups," central to many of these settle¬ments, are architectural complexes: typically, a long …
Real Business of Ancient Maya Economies
From Farmers' Fields to Rulers' Realms
Av Marilyn A. Masson, David A. Freidel m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
1462 kr
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A timely synthesis of the latest research and perspectives on ancient Maya economics, this volume illuminates the sophistication and intricacy of economic systems in the Preclassic, Classic, and Postclassic periods. Contributors from a wide range of disciplines move beyond paradigms of elite …
Maya Kingship
Rupture and Transformation from Classic to Postclassic Times
Av Tsubasa Okoshi, Arlen F. Chase m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
1055 kr
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Examining changes to the institution of divine kingship from 750 to 950 CE in the Maya lowland cities, Maya Kingship presents a new way of studying the collapse of that civilization and the transformation of political systems between the Terminal Classic and Postclassic Periods.Leading experts in …
Maya Christians and Their Churches in Sixteenth-Century Belize
Häftad, 2020
388 kr
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Based on her analysis of archaeological evidence from the excavations of Maya churches at Tipu and Lamanai, Elizabeth Graham seeks to understand why the Maya sometimes actively embraced Catholicism during the period of European conquest and continued to worship in this way even after the end of …
Pathways to Complexity
A View from the Maya Lowlands
Av M. Kathryn Brown, George J. Bey III
Häftad, 2021
458 kr
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Pathways to Complexity synthesizes a wealth of new archaeological data to illuminate the origins of Maya civilization and the rise of Classic Maya culture. In this volume, prominent Maya scholars argue that the development of social, religious, and economic complexity began during the Middle …
Lacandón Maya in the Twenty-First Century
Indigenous Knowledge and Conservation in Mexico's Tropical Rainforest
Inbunden, 2023
1137 kr
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From the ancient traditions of the Lacandón Maya comes an Indigenous model for a sustainable future.Having lived for centuries isolated within Mexico’s largest remaining tropical rainforest, the Indigenous Lacandón Maya now live at the nexus of two worlds—ancient and modern. While previous research …
Materialization of Time in the Ancient Maya World
Mythic History and Ritual Order
Av David A. Freidel, Arlen F. Chase m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1462 kr
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New understandings of how Maya people expressed timekeeping in daily lifeThis book discusses the range of ways the ancient Maya people made time tangible through their architecture, arts, writing, beliefs, and practices. These chapters show how the Maya incorporated cyclicality and expanded …
El Perú-Waka'
New Archaeological Perspectives on the Kingdom of the Centipede
Av Keith Eppich, Damien B. Marken m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1055 kr
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Recent research and discoveries at a prominent Maya rainforest cityThis volume presents the most current research on the ancient Maya city El Perú-Waka’, or “Kingdom of the Centipede.” Located in the Laguna del Tigre National Park of Guatemala, this city has been a major focus of recent …
Lacandón Maya in the Twenty-First Century
Indigenous Knowledge and Conservation in Mexico's Tropical Rainforest
Häftad, 2023
388 kr
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From the ancient traditions of the Lacandón Maya comes an Indigenous model for a sustainable future.Having lived for centuries isolated within Mexico’s largest remaining tropical rainforest, the Indigenous Lacandón Maya now live at the nexus of two worlds—ancient and modern. While previous research …
Market for Mesoamerica
Reflections on the Sale of Pre-Columbian Antiquities
Av Cara G. Tremain, Donna Yates
Häftad, 2024
342 kr
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Pre-Columbian artifacts are among the most popular items on the international antiquities market, yet it is becoming increasingly difficult to monitor these items as public, private, and digital sales proliferate. This timely volume explores past, current, and future policies and trends concerning …
Archaeology and Ethnohistory of Iximché
Av C. Roger Nance, Stephen L. Whittington m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
429 kr
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Reconstructing the history of a highland Maya capitalConquered by the Spanish in 1524, Iximché was the capital of the Cakchiquel Maya in Highland Guatemala. It is known to Mesoamerican archaeologists through the work of George Guillemin, who excavated the ceremonial center of Iximché from the late …
War Owl Falling
Innovation, Creativity, and Culture Change in Ancient Maya Society
Av Markus Eberl
Häftad, 2025
313 kr
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An archaeological exploration of the role of creativity and invention in the ancient Maya civilizationDrawing on archaeological findings from the Maya lowlands, War Owl Falling shows how innovation and creativity led to social change in ancient societies. Markus Eberl discusses the ways …
