Maya E Groups: Calendars, Astronomy, and Urbanism in the Early Lowlands

ISBN-13: 9780813064390 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 654 str.

David a. Freidel; Arlen F. Chase; Anne S. Dowd

Spis treści

• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Preface: On the Path of the Sun
• Acknowledgments
• Abbreviations
• Part I. E Groups: Historical Perspectives
• 1. The Distribution and Significance of E Groups: A Historical Background and Introduction —Arlen F. Chase, Anne S. Dowd, and David A. Freidel
• 2. E Groups and the Rise of Complexity in the Southeastern Maya Lowlands —Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase
• Part II. The Astronomy and Cosmology of E Groups
• 3. E Groups: Astronomy, Alignments, and Maya Cosmology —Anthony F. Aveni and Anne S. Dowd
• 4. The Legacy of Preclassic Calendars and Solar Observation in Mesoamerica's Magic Latitude — Susan Milbrath
• 5. The E Group as Timescape: Early E Groups, Figurines, and the Sacred Almanac —Prudence M. Rice
• 6. E Groups, Cosmology, and the Origins of Maya Rulership —David A. Freidel
• Part III. The Archaeology of E Groups
• 7. The Isthmian Origins of the E Group and Its Adoption in the Maya Lowlands —Takeshi Inomata
• 8. A Tale of Two E Groups: El Palmar and Tikal, Peten, Guatemala —James A. Doyle
• 9. The History, Function, and Meaning of Preclassic E Groups in the Cival Region —Francisco Estrada-Belli
• 10. Time to Rule: Celestial Observation and Appropriation among the Early Maya —William A. Saturno, Boris Beltr.n, and Franco D. Rossi
• 11. Ordinary People and East–West Symbolism —Cynthia Robin
• 12. E Groups and Ancestors: The Sunrise of Complexity at Xunantunich, Belize —M. Kathryn Brown
• 13. Of Apples and Oranges: The Case of E Groups and Eastern Triadic Architectural Assemblages in the Belize River Valley —Jaime J. Awe, Julie A. Hoggarth, and James J. Aimers
• 14. The Founding of Yaxuna: Place and Trade in Preclassic Yucatan —Travis W. Stanton
• 15. Founding Landscapes in the Central Karstic Uplands —Kathryn Reese-Taylor
• Part IV. Conclusion
• 16. More Than Smoke and Mirrors: Maya Temple Precincts and the Emergence of Religious Institutions in Mesoamerica —Anne S. Dowd
• 17. Epilogue: E Groups and Their Significance to the Ancient Maya —Diane Z. Chase, Patricia A. McAnany, and Jeremy A. Sabloff
• List of Contributors