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Author : Arlen F. Chase
Release : 2014-11-17
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis The Lowland Maya Postclassic by : Arlen F. Chase
Download or read book The Lowland Maya Postclassic written by Arlen F. Chase. This book was released on 2014-11-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection represents a major step forward in understanding the era from the end of Classic Maya civilization to the Spanish conquest.
Author : Jeremy A. Sabloff
Release : 1986
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Late Lowland Maya Civilization by : Jeremy A. Sabloff
Download or read book Late Lowland Maya Civilization written by Jeremy A. Sabloff. This book was released on 1986. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a series of essays that offers a framework for the study of lowland Maya settlement patterns, surveying the range of interpretive ideas about ancient Maya remains.--Publisher's description.
Author : Marilyn A. Masson
Release : 2015-04-01
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis In the Realm of Nachan Kan by : Marilyn A. Masson
Download or read book In the Realm of Nachan Kan written by Marilyn A. Masson. This book was released on 2015-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prevailing view of the lowland Maya during the Postclassic period (A.D. 1050-1500) has been one of an impoverished, "degenerated" society devoid of cultural accomplishment. However, Marilyn A. Masson offers a fresh interpretation of this society as one that represented a complex, sophisticated, extensive organization of semiautonomous units that were closely integrated, yet embraced a decentralized political economy. In the Realm of Nachan Kan opens a window on Postclassic Maya patterns of cultural development and organization through a close examination of the small rural island of Laguna de On, a location that was distant from the governing political centers of the day. Using diachronic analysis of regional settlement patterns, ceramic traditions, household and ritual features, and artifacts from the site, Masson tracks developmental changes throughout the Postclassic period. These data suggest that affluent patterns of economic production and local and long-distance exchange were established within northern Belize by the eleventh century, and continued to develop, virtually uninterrupted, until the time of Spanish arrival. In addition, Masson analyzes contemporary political and religious artistic traditions at the temples of Mayapan, Tulum, and Santa Rita to provide a regional context for the changes in community patterns at Laguna de On. These cultural changes, she maintains, are closely correlated with the rise of Mayapan to power and participation of sites like Laguna de On in a pan-lowland economic and ritual interaction sphere. Offering a thoroughly new interpretation of Postclassic Mayan civilization. In the Realm of Nachan Kan is a must for scholars of Mesoamerican history and culture.
Author : Anthony P. Andrews
Release : 1993
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Book Synopsis Late Postclassic Lowland Maya Archaeology by : Anthony P. Andrews
Download or read book Late Postclassic Lowland Maya Archaeology written by Anthony P. Andrews. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Arthur Andrew Demarest
Release : 2005
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Terminal Classic in the Maya Lowlands by : Arthur Andrew Demarest
Download or read book The Terminal Classic in the Maya Lowlands written by Arthur Andrew Demarest. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Terminal Classic in the Maya Lowlands revisits one of the great problems in Mayan archaeology - the apparent collapse of Classic Maya civilization from roughly A.D. 830 to 950. During this period the Maya abandoned their power centers in the southern lowlands and rather abruptly ceased the distinctive cultural practices that marked their apogee in the Classic period. Archaeological fieldwork during the past three decades, however, has uncovered enormous regional variability in the ways the Maya experienced the shift from Classic to Postclassic society, revealing a period of cultural change more complex than acknowledged by traditional models. Featuring an impressive roster of scholars, The Terminal Classic presents the most recent data and interpretations pertaining to this perplexing period of cultural transformation in the Maya lowlands. Although the research reveals clear interregional patterns, the contributors resist a single overarching explanation. Rather, this volume's diverse and nuanced interpretations provide a new, more properly grounded beginning for continued debate on the nature of lowland Terminal Classic Maya civilization.
