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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... Inscriptions at Copan , which appeared in one volume in 1920 , and The Inscrip- tions of Petén , which came out in five volumes in 1937- 1938. They remain a most valuable research tool , but Mor- ley's conviction that " the Maya ...
... Inscriptions at Copan , which appeared in one volume in 1920 , and The Inscrip- tions of Petén , which came out in five volumes in 1937- 1938. They remain a most valuable research tool , but Mor- ley's conviction that " the Maya ...
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... inscriptions , the decipherment of Maya writing has been revolutionized over the past twenty years . The major change has been the demonstration that the content of the inscriptions is historical and mundane , as Stephens and Maudslay ...
... inscriptions , the decipherment of Maya writing has been revolutionized over the past twenty years . The major change has been the demonstration that the content of the inscriptions is historical and mundane , as Stephens and Maudslay ...
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... inscriptions listing their conquests and alliances , their ancestry and titles . Our knowledge of this is , like so much of what we know of the Maya , of recent acquisition . Although Stephens in 1839 had assumed , from his knowledge of ...
... inscriptions listing their conquests and alliances , their ancestry and titles . Our knowledge of this is , like so much of what we know of the Maya , of recent acquisition . Although Stephens in 1839 had assumed , from his knowledge of ...
Table des matières
Precursors and Successors 333353 67 | 33 |
Index | 62 |
The Maya Lands and Their People | 67 |
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American ancient Maya appear archaeological architecture Belize buildings called carved central century ceremonial Chiapas Chichén Itzá civilization Classic Maya Classic period coast complex Copan culture earlier early east evidence excavated existence feet field Figure forest four function glyph head highlands historical important indicates inscriptions jade known land Late Late Classic later lowlands Lubaantun major material Maya Area meters Mexico Middle miles monuments Museum northern noted obsidian Palenque pattern perhaps Petén platforms population Postclassic pottery precinct Preclassic present Press probably pyramid range recent recorded region remains result river ruler sculpture seems settlement similar single social society sources southern stelae stone structure style suggested Temple Thompson Tikal tion trade University valley Veracruz vessels walls Yucatan zone