Death And The Ancient Maya

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Death And The Classic Maya Kings

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Author : James L. Fitzsimmons
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-01-01

Death And The Classic Maya Kings written by James L. Fitzsimmons 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.

Like their regal counterparts in societies around the globe, ancient Maya rulers departed this world with elaborate burial ceremonies and lavish grave goods, which often included ceramics, red pigments, earflares, stingray spines, jades, pearls, obsidian blades, and mosaics. Archaeological investigation of these burials, as well as the decipherment of inscriptions that record Maya rulers' funerary rites, have opened a fascinating window on how the ancient Maya envisaged the ruler's passage from the world of the living to the realm of the ancestors. Focusing on the Classic Period (AD 250-900), James Fitzsimmons examines and compares textual and archaeological evidence for rites of death and burial in the Maya lowlands, from which he creates models of royal Maya funerary behavior. Exploring ancient Maya attitudes toward death expressed at well-known sites such as Tikal, Guatemala, and Copan, Honduras, as well as less-explored archaeological locations, Fitzsimmons reconstructs royal mortuary rites and expands our understanding of key Maya concepts including the afterlife and ancestor veneration.

Death And The Ancient Maya

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Author : Michael D. Coe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973

Death And The Ancient Maya written by Michael D. Coe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with categories.

Living With The Dead

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Author : James L. Fitzsimmons
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2020-03-13

Living With The Dead written by James L. Fitzsimmons 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 2020-03-13 with Social Science categories.

Scholars have recently achieved new insights into the many ways in which the dead and the living interacted from the Late Preclassic to the Conquest in Mesoamerica. The eight essays in this useful volume were written by well-known scholars who offer cross-disciplinary and synergistic insights into the varied articulations between the dead and those who survived them. From physically opening the tomb of their ancestors and carrying out ancestral heirlooms to periodic feasts, sacrifices, and other lavish ceremonies, heirs revisited death on a regular basis. The activities attributable to the dead, moreover, range from passively defining territorial boundaries to more active exploits, such as “dancing” at weddings and “witnessing” royal accessions. The dead were—and continued to be—a vital part of everyday life in Mesoamerican cultures. This book results from a symposium organized by the editors for an annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The contributors employ historical sources, comparative art history, anthropology, and sociology, as well as archaeology and anthropology, to uncover surprising commonalities across cultures, including the manner in which the dead were politicized, the perceptions of reciprocity between the dead and the living, and the ways that the dead were used by the living to create, define, and renew social as well as family ties. In exploring larger issues of a “good death” and the transition from death to ancestry, the contributors demonstrate that across Mesoamerica death was almost never accompanied by the extinction of a persona; it was more often the beginning of a social process than a conclusion.

Disease And Death In An Ancient Maya Community An Osteobiographic Analysis

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Author : Frank Philip Saul
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972

Disease And Death In An Ancient Maya Community An Osteobiographic Analysis written by Frank Philip Saul and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with categories.

Janaab Pakal Of Palenque

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Author : Vera Tiesler
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2017-11-07

Janaab Pakal Of Palenque 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 2017-11-07 with Social Science categories.

Excavations of Maya burial vaults at Palenque, Mexico, half a century ago revealed what was then the most extraordinary tomb finding of the pre-Columbian world; its discovery has been crucial to an understanding of the dynastic history and ideology of the ancient Maya. This volume communicates the broad scope of applied interdisciplinary research conducted on the Pakal remains to provide answers to old disputes over the accuracy of both skeletal and epigraphic studies, along with new questions in the field of Maya dynastic research. A benchmark in biological anthropology that presents an updated study of a well-known personage, the volume also offers innovative approaches to the biocultural and interdisciplinary re-creation of Maya dynastic history.

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.

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.

Jaws Of The Underworld

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Author : Pierre Robert Colas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006

Jaws Of The Underworld written by Pierre Robert Colas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Architecture categories.

Bones Of The Maya

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Author : Stephen L. Whittington
language : en
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Release Date : 2006-08-20

Bones Of The Maya written by Stephen L. Whittington and has been published by University of Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08-20 with History categories.

Includes an indexed bibliography of the first 150 years of Maya osteology. This volume pulls together a spectrum of bioarchaeologists that reveal remarkable data on Maya genetic relationship, demography, and diseases.

The Hero Twins

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Author : Dan Jolley
language : en
Publisher: Graphic Universe
Release Date : 2009-01-01

The Hero Twins written by Dan Jolley and has been published by Graphic Universe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.

In graphic novel format, retells the Mayan myth of the twin brothers, Hunahpu and Xbalanque, who are challenged to play a game of pok-ta-pok after they anger the Lords of Xibalba, rulers of the land of the dead.