Classic Maya Political History - Hieroglyphic and Archaeological Evidence

Klappentext This book is concerned with the historical reality recorded on Classic Maya monuments of the first millennium AD! its interpretation in terms of social and political interaction within and between states! and the better understanding of Maya civilization that is emerging from a more accurate perception of the role of its ruling elites. Zusammenfassung Ancient Maya civilization! which once flourished in the rainforests of southern Mexico and Central America! possessed the only full system of writing ever to be developed in the Americas! and only recently deciphered. This volume presents the first history of the Classic Maya based on a combination of the Maya's own dynastic records and archaeological data. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; List of figures; List of tables; 1. Introduction Norman Hammond; 2. Classic Maya emblem glyphs Peter Mathews; 3. Prehistoric polities of the Pasion region: hieroglyphic texts and their archaeological settings Peter Mathews, and Gordon R. Willey; 4. An epigraphic history of the western Maya region Linda Schele; 5. Cyles of growth at Tikal Christopher Jones; 6. Polities in the Northeast Peten, Guatemala T. Patrick Culbert; 7. Dynastic historys and cultural evolution at Copan, Honduras William L. Fash, and Davis S. Stuart; 8. Diversity and continuity in Maya civilization Robert S. Sharer; 9. Elite interaction during the terminal classic period: new evidence from Chichen Itza Linnea H. Wren, and Peter Schmidt; 10. Royal visits and other intersite relationships among the classic Maya Linda Schele, and Peter Mathews; 11. Inside the black box: defining Maya polity Norman Hammond; 12. Maya elite interaction - through a glass, sideways Norman Yoffee; 13. Maya political history and elite interaction: a summary view T. Patrick Culbert.

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• Authors: T. Patrick Culbert, T. Patrick (University of Arizona) Culbert, T.patrick Culbert
• Assisted by: T. Patrick Culbert (Editor), Culbert T. Patrick (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.03.1996
• EAN: 9780521564458
• ISBN: 978-0-521-56445-8
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminars
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; South America, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems, Palaeography (History Of Writing), Central America, Palaeography, Mexico and Central America