Ancient Maya CivilizationRutgers University Press, 1982 - 337 pages Maya archaeology has undergone a revolution in the past few years: a century of exploration, excavation, and study of temples and monuments has now been amplified by a wealth of new data on the economy, settlements, and social organization of ancient Maya civilization. Norman Hammond presents a synthesis of current knowledge for the lay reader as well as the student of native American cultures. He describes the discovery of the ancient Maya centers deep in the forests of Central America, outlines the rise and fall of Classic Maya civilization, and examines aspects of Maya culture ranging from the recent discoveries of intensive agriculture in swamps to the architecture, art, religion and thought of this unique tropical forest society. |
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... elite . One of the most influential social models has been that propounded by Eric Thompson , who suggested that the peasantry became disaffected by in- creasing burdens of tribute and an increasingly exotic and irrelevant group of ...
... elite . One of the most influential social models has been that propounded by Eric Thompson , who suggested that the peasantry became disaffected by in- creasing burdens of tribute and an increasingly exotic and irrelevant group of ...
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... elites , who expressed their power vis - à - vis their subjects and their neighbors and rivals in the construction of more elaborate temples than had yet been seen . The social dis- tance between elite and commoners increased , the elite ...
... elites , who expressed their power vis - à - vis their subjects and their neighbors and rivals in the construction of more elaborate temples than had yet been seen . The social dis- tance between elite and commoners increased , the elite ...
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... elite goods . [ that ] trade was controlled by the theocracy and was used to support its position as the ruling class . Merchants did not exist as a separable sociopolitical entity , " unlike the pochteca of the Mexican empire ...
... elite goods . [ that ] trade was controlled by the theocracy and was used to support its position as the ruling class . Merchants did not exist as a separable sociopolitical entity , " unlike the pochteca of the Mexican empire ...
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Precursors and Successors | 33 |
The Maya Lands and Their People | 67 |
The Flowering and Fall of the Maya | 105 |
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Ahau Alfred Maudslay Altar de Sacrificios American ancient Maya architecture Barton Ramie Belize buildings carved Catherwood central century A.D. ceremonial precinct Chiapas Chichén Itzá Classic Maya Classic period coast Copan courtesy Cuello Dresden Codex Early Classic Early Preclassic Eric evidence excavation Figure figurines forest glyphs Guatemala hieroglyphic highlands inscriptions Itzam jade Kaminaljuyu known Landa Late Classic Late Preclassic Lubaantun maize major Maudslay Maya Area Maya civilization Maya culture Maya lands Maya lowlands Mayapan ment Mesoamerica meters Mexico milpa monuments murals Nohmul Norman Hammond northern Belize obsidian Olmec Pacal Palace Palenque Peabody Museum Petén platforms plaza Postclassic period pottery pre-Hispanic Preclassic period Puuc pyramid Quintana Roo Quirigua recent region ruins ruler sculpture Seibal settlement southern Spanish stelae Stephens stone structure stucco style suggested Temple Teotihuacan Texas Press Thompson Tikal tion trade Uaxactun University Uxmal valley vase Willey Yaxchilan Yucatan zone