Classic Maya Mortuary Practices In Regards To Gender Sex
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Classic Maya Mortuary Practices In Regards To Gender Sex
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Author : Kirby Eugene Naasz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Classic Maya Mortuary Practices In Regards To Gender Sex written by Kirby Eugene Naasz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Mayas categories.
Mortuary Landscapes Of The Classic Maya
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Author : Andrew K. Scherer
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2015-11-15
Mortuary Landscapes Of The Classic Maya written by Andrew K. Scherer 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 2015-11-15 with Social Science categories.
From the tombs of the elite to the graves of commoners, mortuary remains offer rich insights into Classic Maya society. In Mortuary Landscapes of the Classic Maya: Rituals of Body and Soul, the anthropological archaeologist and bioarchaeologist Andrew K. Scherer explores the broad range of burial practices among the Maya of the Classic period (AD 250–900), integrating information gleaned from his own fieldwork with insights from the fields of iconography, epigraphy, and ethnography to illuminate this society’s rich funerary traditions. Scherer’s study of burials along the Usumacinta River at the Mexican-Guatemalan border and in the Central Petén region of Guatemala—areas that include Piedras Negras, El Kinel, Tecolote, El Zotz, and Yaxha—reveals commonalities and differences among royal, elite, and commoner mortuary practices. By analyzing skeletons containing dental and cranial modifications, as well as the adornments of interred bodies, Scherer probes Classic Maya conceptions of body, wellness, and the afterlife. Scherer also moves beyond the body to look at the spatial orientation of the burials and their integration into the architecture of Maya communities. Taking a unique interdisciplinary approach, the author examines how Classic Maya deathways can expand our understanding of this society’s beliefs and traditions, making Mortuary Landscapes of the Classic Maya an important step forward in Mesoamerican archeology.
Mortuary Landscapes Of The Classic Maya
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Author : Andrew K. Scherer
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2015-11-15
Mortuary Landscapes Of The Classic Maya written by Andrew K. Scherer 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 2015-11-15 with Social Science categories.
From the tombs of the elite to the graves of commoners, mortuary remains offer rich insights into Classic Maya society. In Mortuary Landscapes of the Classic Maya: Rituals of Body and Soul, the anthropological archaeologist and bioarchaeologist Andrew K. Scherer explores the broad range of burial practices among the Maya of the Classic period (AD 250–900), integrating information gleaned from his own fieldwork with insights from the fields of iconography, epigraphy, and ethnography to illuminate this society’s rich funerary traditions. Scherer’s study of burials along the Usumacinta River at the Mexican-Guatemalan border and in the Central Petén region of Guatemala—areas that include Piedras Negras, El Kinel, Tecolote, El Zotz, and Yaxha—reveals commonalities and differences among royal, elite, and commoner mortuary practices. By analyzing skeletons containing dental and cranial modifications, as well as the adornments of interred bodies, Scherer probes Classic Maya conceptions of body, wellness, and the afterlife. Scherer also moves beyond the body to look at the spatial orientation of the burials and their integration into the architecture of Maya communities. Taking a unique interdisciplinary approach, the author examines how Classic Maya deathways can expand our understanding of this society’s beliefs and traditions, making Mortuary Landscapes of the Classic Maya an important step forward in Mesoamerican archeology.
Excavating Gender
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Author : Eva Elizabeth Judith Fekete
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Excavating Gender written by Eva Elizabeth Judith Fekete and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Altun Ha Site (Belize) categories.
Ancient Maya Gender Identity And Relations
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Author : Lowell S. Gustafson
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2002-07-30
Ancient Maya Gender Identity And Relations written by Lowell S. Gustafson and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-07-30 with Social Science categories.
The first book to examine how the ancient Maya defined gender. Contributors explain what it meant to be male and female. They show how gender was experienced and what the bases were for gender designations. They demonstrate how gender relations affected other areas of Mayan life, such as the arts, cosmology, economics, politics, religion, and social structure. And they analyze the changes in Mayan gender relations and identities that were fostered by evolving historical systems. There was no single Mayan polity nor was there a unitary cultural approach. Certain similarities in culture account for the observation of a general commonality among the ancient Maya, but there clearly were significant differences between Mayan sites, within the same site over time, and even between social sectors at the same site in any given time—this is no less true for ancient Maya gender identity and relations. Thus, the authors seek to explain why emphasis upon bilateral inheritance of power and prerogative was emphasized in artwork at some periods and some sites and not at others. Avoiding the vain attempt to provide a single explanation, they seek to offer a clearer sense of the richness of their topic.
Embodied Lives
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Author : Rosemary A. Joyce
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-02-25
Embodied Lives written by Rosemary A. Joyce and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-25 with Social Science categories.
Examining a wide range of archaeological data, and using it to explore issues such as the sexual body, mind/body dualism, body modification, and magical practices, Lynn Meskell and Rosemary Joyce offer a new approach to the Ancient Egyptian and Mayan understanding of embodiment. Drawing on insights from feminist theory, art history, phenomenology, anthropology and psychoanalysis, the book takes bodily materiality as a crucial starting point to the understanding and formation of self in any society, and sheds new light on Ancient Egyptian and Maya cultures. The book shows how a comparative project can open up new lines of inquiry by raising questions about accepted assumptions as the authors draw attention to the long-term histories and specificities of embodiment, and make the case for the importance of ancient materials for contemporary theorization of the body. For students new to the subject, and scholars already familiar with it, this will offer fresh and exciting insights into these ancient cultures.
Regional Perspective Of Ancient Maya Burial Patterns In Northwest Belize Central America
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Author : Stacy Marie Drake
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Regional Perspective Of Ancient Maya Burial Patterns In Northwest Belize Central America written by Stacy Marie Drake and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
In this dissertation I address common trends in ancient Maya burials recovered through excavations of the Programme for Belize Archaeological Project (PfBAP) in northwest Belize. The scope of this research includes 123 individuals (of the approximately 150 individuals that have been recovered through PfBAP excavations) from 12 different archaeological sites and 1,200 years of prehistoric Maya society (spanning from 400 B.C. until A.D. 900). My examination combines osteological and contextual information from these human burials in a bioarchaeological analysis of Maya mortuary practices. Biological sex, age at death, grave type, body positioning, grave goods, and other characteristics are compared across three main categories represented in the data: Site Type, Time Period, and Geographic Region. Additional data comparisons included in this dissertation consider the various burial characteristics mentioned above by sex and age at death of the decedents. By collecting and compiling 25 years’ worth of PfBAP burial data, this analysis successfully identified various trends in Maya burial practices in northwest Belize, many of which present opportunities for further research in the regard for life and death among these prehistoric peoples of Central America.
Gender In Archaeology
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Author : Sarah Milledge Nelson
language : en
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Release Date : 2004-03-15
Gender In Archaeology written by Sarah Milledge Nelson and has been published by Rowman Altamira this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-15 with Social Science categories.
This new edition of the first comprehensive feminist, theoretical synthesis of the archaeological work on gender reflects the extensive changes in the study of gender and archaeology over the past 8 years. New issues—such as sexuality studies, the body, children, and feminist pedagogy—enrich this edition while the author updates work on the roles of women and men in such areas as human origins, the sexual division of labor, kinship and other social structures, state development, and ideology. Nelson provides examples from gender-specific archaeological studies worldwide to examine such traditional myths as woman the gatherer, the goddess hypothesis, and the Amazon warriors, replacing them with a more nuanced, informed treatment of gender based on the latest research. She also examines the structure of the archaeology in her attempt to understand and change a discipline that has made women all but invisible both as researchers and objects of research. Honored as a Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Book, Nelson's work will continue to be the benchmark for archaeologists interested in gender as a subject of research and in the profession.
Gender Households And Society
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Author : Cynthia Robin
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2010-03-15
Gender Households And Society written by Cynthia Robin and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-15 with Social Science categories.
This volume demonstrates how archaeological data viewed through the lens of gender studies can lead researchers to question and reformulate current models of household organization, subsistence and craft production, ritual performance, and the structure of ancient states. Challenges existing models of prehistoric society that assume the existence of rigidly binary gender systems Part of the Archaeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association Series
Before Kukulk N
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Author : Vera Tiesler
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2017-12-19
Before Kukulk N written by Vera Tiesler and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-19 with Social Science categories.
"A significant look at Maya life prior to Chichén Itzá during the Classic Period in the Yucatán"--Provided by publisher.