First Maya Civilization - Ritual and Power Before the Classic Period

Zusatztext "Francisco Estrada-Belli's new book on the early Maya stems from a decade of excavations and survey by the Holmul Project at Holmul! Cival! La! Sufricaya! and other sites in the northeast Peten of Guatemala...the writing is clear and lively...Estrada-Belli's book contains many valuable and instructive insights and convincing arguments and is well worth reading." - E. Wyllys Andrews! Tulane university! New Orleans! USA. Informationen zum Autor Francisco Estrada-Belli Klappentext The First Maya Civilization discusses the most recent advances in our knowledge of the Preclassic Maya and the emergence of their rainforest civilization, with new data on settlement, political organization, architecture, iconography and epigraphy supporting a contemporary theoretical perspective that challenges prior assumptions. Zusammenfassung The First Maya Civilization discusses the most recent advances in our knowledge of the Preclassic Maya and the emergence of their rainforest civilization, with new data on settlement, political organization, architecture, iconography and epigraphy supporting a contemporary theoretical perspective that challenges prior assumptions. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Maya Civilization in perspective  2. Trajectories of Evolution: Maya Archaeology and the Preclassic Maya  3. Maya States before the Classic Period  4. Planting the seed of civilization: the making of sacred ground  5. Earth-Mountain-Caves and Sky-Serpent-Birds: Metanarratives of Preclassic Maya art  6. The Preclassic - to - Classic Maya transition: a new beginning?  7. Conclusion: A new beginning for Maya studies?

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• Authors: Francisco Estrada Belli, ESTRADA BELLI FRANCISCO, F. Estrada-belli, Francisco Estrada-Belli, Francisco (Boston University Estrada-Belli, Estrada-Belli F., Estrada-Belli Francisco
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.11.2010
• EAN: 9780415429931
• ISBN: 978-0-415-42993-1
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, The Americas, History of the Americas: pre-Columbian period, HISTORY / Latin America / Pre-Columbian Era