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Maya palaces and elite residences : an interdisciplinary approach
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Maya palaces and elite residences : an interdisciplinary approach

Author: Jessica Joyce Christie
Publisher: Austin : University of Texas press, 2003.
Series: The Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-colombian studies
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Maya 'palaces' have intrigued students of this ancient Mesoamerican culture since the early twentieth century. This book brings together the data and analysis regarding the occupants, ritual and  Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Jessica Joyce Christie
ISBN: 0292712448 9780292712447
OCLC Number: 469539994
Notes: Bibliogr. en fin de chapitres. Index.
Description: X-340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Acknowledgments; Introduction1. Elite Residences at Blue Creek, Belize Thomas H. Guderjan, Robert J. Lichtenstein, and C. Colleen Hanratty2. At Court in Copan: Palace Groups of the Early Classic Loa P. Traxler3. A Multipurpose Structure in the Late Classic Palace at Copan E. Wyllys Andrews V, Jodi L. Johnson, William F. Doonan, Gloria E. Everson, Kathryn E. Sampeck, and Harold E. Starratt4. Palaces of the Royal Court at Tikal Peter D'Arcy Harrison5. The Political Acquisition of Sacred Geography: The Murcielagos Complex at Dos Pilas Arthur Demarest, Kim Morgan, Claudia Wolley, and Hector Escobedo6. Where Did Elites Live? Identifying Elite Residences at Aguateca, Guatemala Takeshi Inomata and Daniela Triadan7. Access Patterns in Maya Royal Precincts Rodrigo Liendo Stuardo8. Evidence for the Functions and Meanings of Some Northern Maya Palaces Jeff Karl Kowalski9. The Function of a Maya Palace at Yaxuna: A Contextual Approach James N. Ambrosino10. Palace and Society in the Northern Maya Lowlands Edward B. Kurjack11. The Tripartite Layout of Rooms in Maya Elite Residences: Symbolic Centering, Ritual Mediating, and Historical Governing Jessica Joyce Christie12. Conclusions Jessica Joyce ChristieNotes on Contributors; Index
Series Title: The Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-colombian studies
Responsibility: ed. by Jessica Joyce Christie.
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"This volume will become a standard reference in the literature of Maya studies and, more broadly, Mesoamerican archaeology... Collectively, the articles touch on a wide range of epistemological, Read more...

 
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