Ancient Maya Commoners
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Ancient Maya Commoners
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Author : Jon C. Lohse
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Ancient Maya Commoners written by Jon C. Lohse and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Much of what we currently know about the ancient Maya concerns the activities of the elites who ruled the societies and left records of their deeds carved on the monumental buildings and sculptures that remain as silent testimony to their power and status. But what do we know of the common folk who labored to build the temple complexes and palaces and grew the food that fed all of Maya society? This pathfinding book marshals a wide array of archaeological, ethnohistorical, and ethnographic evidence to offer the fullest understanding to date of the lifeways of ancient Maya commoners. Senior and emerging scholars contribute case studies that examine such aspects of commoner life as settlement patterns, household organization, and subsistence practices. Their reports cover most of the Maya area and the entire time span from Preclassic to Postclassic. This broad range of data helps resolve Maya commoners from a faceless mass into individual actors who successfully adapted to their social environment and who also held primary responsibility for producing the food and many other goods on which the whole Maya society depended.
Maya Civilization
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Author : Charles George
language : en
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2010-07-16
Maya Civilization written by Charles George and has been published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-16 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
At its peak, the Maya civilization consisted of two million people populating over forty cities. While Europe languished in darkness after the fall of Rome, the Maya were advancing irrigation and terracing techniques in agriculture, pioneering the use of the zero in mathematics, and creating accurate astronomical tables. Yet, much about this great culture is unknown, as scholars struggle to decipher Mayan texts. This compelling volume examines the Maya civilization in accessible chapters with supplemental maps, timelines, and charts to support student research. Relevant topics discussed in this edition include the rise of the Mayans, the lives of the nobility and commoners during the classical period, achievements in science, engineering, and writing, the spirit realm and cosmology, and elements of Mayan culture in modernity.
Ancient Maya Daily Life
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Author : Heather Moore Niver
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2016-07-16
Ancient Maya Daily Life written by Heather Moore Niver and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-16 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
What was life like in the days of the ancient Maya civilization? Where did people live and what did they do each day? These questions and more are answered in this fact-filled book about the daily life of the ancient Maya. Engaging text and primary sources shed light on the many mysteries of the Maya people. Color photographs of existing architecture and artifacts, as well as artwork, will transport readers back to the days when the Maya civilization was thriving. This exciting book is rich with information about Maya culture, and it’s sure to stoke readers’ imaginations while giving them a deep understanding of the history of this ancient civilization.
The Mysterious Maya Civilization
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Author : Emily Mahoney
language : en
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2017-12-15
The Mysterious Maya Civilization written by Emily Mahoney and has been published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Though Mayan culture has existed for more than 3,500 years, researchers and historians have only recently started unlocking some of the mysteries behind this Central American society. Thoroughly researched text guides readers through the gripping history of the Maya, including a detailed description of Maya culture. The main text is supplemented with engaging sidebars, full-color photographs, historical images, and expert, annotated analysis from leading scholars.
Constructing Commoner Identity In An Ancient Maya Village
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Author : Chelsea Blackmore
language : en
Publisher: BAR International Series
Release Date : 2014
Constructing Commoner Identity In An Ancient Maya Village written by Chelsea Blackmore and has been published by BAR International Series this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.
Research at the Northeast Group explores how the malleability of commoner identity is crucial to interpretations of ancient Maya society. This volume has two main aims: first to demonstrate how residents of the Northeast Group used materials and architecture to distinguish themselves from others in the neighborhood, and second to examine the implications of commoners as agents of history. Fundamental to this is the deconstruction of what archaeologists mean by commoner and the theoretical and methodological assumptions built into these definitions. Regardless of extensive research in settlement and household studies, interpretations of ancient Maya society continued to be framed with reference to elites. As elites are defined as the motor of change within civilization, commoners, in contrast, are characterized as static and passive. This books seeks to demonstrate that these models do not accurately reflect who commoners were and their impact in the construction of ancient Maya society as a whole.
Ancient Maya
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Author : Sara Green
language : en
Publisher: Bellwether Media
Release Date : 2020-01-01
Ancient Maya written by Sara Green and has been published by Bellwether Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The Mayans are remembered today for their beautiful pyramid temples. But this ancient civilization had many other innovations! This fact-filled title explores the underground reservoirs, rubber creations, and astronomy studies of ancient Maya. Engaging text and vivid images combine with special features such as profiles of gods and leaders, a cause and effect graphic, a time and place matrix, and a timeline to take readers on a journey to the past!
Commoner Ritual And Ideology In Ancient Mesoamerica
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Author : Nancy Gonlin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-01-30
Commoner Ritual And Ideology In Ancient Mesoamerica written by Nancy Gonlin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-30 with Social Science categories.
This volume explores the ritual life of Mesoamerica's common citizens, inside and outside of the domestic sphere, from Formative through Postclassic periods. Building from the premise that ritual and ideological expression inhered at all levels of society in Mesoamerica, the contributors demonstrate that ideology did not emanate solely from exalted individuals and that commoner ritual expression was not limited to household contexts. Taking an empirical approach to this under-studied and under-theorized area, contributors use material evidence to discover how commoner status conditioned the expression of ideas and values.
The Ancient Maya
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Author : Jennifer Fretland VanVoorst
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2013
The Ancient Maya written by Jennifer Fretland VanVoorst and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Describes the Ancient Mayan civilization, including their religious views, intellectual achievements, and everyday life.
Water And Ritual
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Author : Lisa J. Lucero
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2009-07-21
Water And Ritual written by Lisa J. Lucero and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-21 with Social Science categories.
In the southern Maya lowlands, rainfall provided the primary and, in some areas, the only source of water for people and crops. Classic Maya kings sponsored elaborate public rituals that affirmed their close ties to the supernatural world and their ability to intercede with deities and ancestors to ensure an adequate amount of rain, which was then stored to provide water during the four-to-five-month dry season. As long as the rains came, Maya kings supplied their subjects with water and exacted tribute in labor and goods in return. But when the rains failed at the end of the Classic period (AD 850-950), the Maya rulers lost both their claim to supernatural power and their temporal authority. Maya commoners continued to supplicate gods and ancestors for rain in household rituals, but they stopped paying tribute to rulers whom the gods had forsaken. In this paradigm-shifting book, Lisa Lucero investigates the central role of water and ritual in the rise, dominance, and fall of Classic Maya rulers. She documents commoner, elite, and royal ritual histories in the southern Maya lowlands from the Late Preclassic through the Terminal Classic periods to show how elites and rulers gained political power through the public replication and elaboration of household-level rituals. At the same time, Lucero demonstrates that political power rested equally on material conditions that the Maya rulers could only partially control. Offering a new, more nuanced understanding of these dual bases of power, Lucero makes a compelling case for spiritual and material factors intermingling in the development and demise of Maya political complexity.
The Ancient Maya
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Author : Lila Perl
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Release Date : 2005-09
The Ancient Maya written by Lila Perl and has been published by Turtleback Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09 with History categories.
For use in schools and libraries only. Creates a portrait of life in the ancient Mayan civilization. Each chapter focuses on a different part of society, such as peasants, scholars/scribes, priests, soldiers, rulers, and more.