The First Maya Civilization : Ritual and Power Before the Classic Period

ISBN-13: 9780415429931 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 192 str.

Routledge

Opis

Discusses the advances in our knowledge of the Preclassic Maya kings of Tikal and the emergence of their rainforest civilization, with various data on settlement, political organization, architecture, iconography and epigraphy supporting a contemporary theoretical perspective that challenges prior assumptions.

Recenzje

"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.

Spis treści

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?

O autorze

Francisco Estrada-Belli