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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... sculpture collection by a fire on July 31 , 1842 , which destroyed Cath- erwood's Panorama building . ( Some stone sculptures ar- rived late at New York and survived ; after several decades they were found by Sylvanus Morley , built ...
... sculpture collection by a fire on July 31 , 1842 , which destroyed Cath- erwood's Panorama building . ( Some stone sculptures ar- rived late at New York and survived ; after several decades they were found by Sylvanus Morley , built ...
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... sculpture in the 1960s led to the devastation of both known and previously unknown sites ; some scholars and many museum directors collaborated in the destruction by allowing the purchase of the stolen ma- terial . In the face of this ...
... sculpture in the 1960s led to the devastation of both known and previously unknown sites ; some scholars and many museum directors collaborated in the destruction by allowing the purchase of the stolen ma- terial . In the face of this ...
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... sculpture appear , evidence of an orga- nized and ranked , perhaps stratified , society with specialist artisans working to an ordained plan . Olmec pottery ex- presses a range of iconographic concepts complementing those found in sculpture ...
... sculpture appear , evidence of an orga- nized and ranked , perhaps stratified , society with specialist artisans working to an ordained plan . Olmec pottery ex- presses a range of iconographic concepts complementing those found in sculpture ...
Table des matières
Precursors and Successors 333353 67 | 33 |
Index | 62 |
The Maya Lands and Their People | 67 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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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