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Izapa
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Author : Gareth W. Lowe
language : en
Publisher: Provo, Utah : New World Archaeological Foundation, Brigham Young University
Release Date : 1982
Izapa written by Gareth W. Lowe and has been published by Provo, Utah : New World Archaeological Foundation, Brigham Young University this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Chiapas (Mexico) categories.
Maya Calendar Origins
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Author : Prudence M. Rice
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2009-02-17
Maya Calendar Origins written by Prudence M. Rice 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 2009-02-17 with Social Science categories.
In Maya Political Science: Time, Astronomy, and the Cosmos, Prudence M. Rice proposed a new model of Maya political organization in which geopolitical seats of power rotated according to a 256-year calendar cycle known as the May. This fundamental connection between timekeeping and Maya political organization sparked Rice's interest in the origins of the two major calendars used by the ancient lowland Maya, one 260 days long, and the other having 365 days. In Maya Calendar Origins, she presents a provocative new thesis about the origins and development of the calendrical system. Integrating data from anthropology, archaeology, art history, astronomy, ethnohistory, myth, and linguistics, Rice argues that the Maya calendars developed about a millennium earlier than commonly thought, around 1200 BC, as an outgrowth of observations of the natural phenomena that scheduled the movements of late Archaic hunter-gatherer-collectors throughout what became Mesoamerica. She asserts that an understanding of the cycles of weather and celestial movements became the basis of power for early rulers, who could thereby claim "control" over supernatural cosmic forces. Rice shows how time became materialized—transformed into status objects such as monuments that encoded calendrical or temporal concerns—as well as politicized, becoming the foundation for societal order, political legitimization, and wealth. Rice's research also sheds new light on the origins of the Popol Vuh, which, Rice believes, encodes the history of the development of the Mesoamerican calendars. She also explores the connections between the Maya and early Olmec and Izapan cultures in the Isthmian region, who shared with the Maya the cosmovision and ideology incorporated into the calendrical systems.
Izapa Relief Carving
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Author : Virginia Grady Smith
language : en
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks
Release Date : 1984
Izapa Relief Carving written by Virginia Grady Smith and has been published by Dumbarton Oaks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Art categories.
This study analyzes the visual traits of Izapa-style monuments to establish a stylistic inventory of visual elements and the rules for their use, and compares other Late Pre-Classic monuments of the Guatemala-Chiapas highlands and Pacific slopes.
Izapan Style Art
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Author : Jacinto Quirarte
language : en
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks
Release Date : 1973
Izapan Style Art written by Jacinto Quirarte and has been published by Washington, D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Art categories.
Ritual And Power In Stone
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Author : Julia Guernsey
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Ritual And Power In Stone written by Julia Guernsey 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.
The ancient Mesoamerican city of Izapa in Chiapas, Mexico, is renowned for its extensive collection of elaborate stone stelae and altars, which were carved during the Late Preclassic period (300 BC-AD 250). Many of these monuments depict kings garbed in the costume and persona of a bird, a well-known avian deity who had great significance for the Maya and other cultures in adjacent regions. This Izapan style of carving and kingly representation appears at numerous sites across the Pacific slope and piedmont of Mexico and Guatemala, making it possible to trace political and economic corridors of communication during the Late Preclassic period. In this book, Julia Guernsey offers a masterful art historical analysis of the Izapan style monuments and their integral role in developing and communicating the institution of divine kingship. She looks specifically at how rulers expressed political authority by erecting monuments that recorded their performance of rituals in which they communicated with the supernatural realm in the persona of the avian deity. She also considers how rulers used the monuments to structure their built environment and create spaces for ritual and politically charged performances. Setting her discussion in a broader context, Guernsey also considers how the Izapan style monuments helped to motivate and structure some of the dramatic, pan-regional developments of the Late Preclassic period, including the forging of a codified language of divine kingship. This pioneering investigation, which links monumental art to the matrices of political, economic, and supernatural exchange, offers an important new understanding of a region, time period, and group of monuments that played a key role in the history of Mesoamerica and continue to intrigue scholars within the field of Mesoamerican studies.
Izapa Group B
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Author : John E. Clark
language : en
Publisher: New World Archaeological Foundation
Release Date : 2019-04
Izapa Group B written by John E. Clark and has been published by New World Archaeological Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04 with History categories.
Group B was one of the key architectural groups extensively excavated by NWAF in the early 1960s at the iconic Late Preclassic center of Izapa. The excavations, caches, burials, and stone monuments are presented in detail, as well as broader assessments of the site by Gareth W. Lowe and John E. Clark.
Izapa Sculpture
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Author : V. Garth Norman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Izapa Sculpture written by V. Garth Norman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Chiapas (Mexico) categories.
Middle And Late Preclassic Izapa Volume 73 Ceramic Complexes And History Excavaciones Tempranas En Izapa Minor Excavations In Lower Izapa Numbe
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Author : Lynneth S. Lowe
language : en
Publisher: New World Archaeological Foundation
Release Date : 2019-02-06
Middle And Late Preclassic Izapa Volume 73 Ceramic Complexes And History Excavaciones Tempranas En Izapa Minor Excavations In Lower Izapa Numbe written by Lynneth S. Lowe and has been published by New World Archaeological Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-06 with Social Science categories.
Three distinct papers bound together cover Izapa excavations and material analysis. In Paper 73 the Middle to Late Preclassic ceramic groups are described for the Escalón, Frontera, and Guillén phases, with a final chapter summarizing the early history at the site. Paper 74 presents early excavation work of the first and second seasons at Groups A and B by Carlos Navarrete. Minor excavations published in Paper 75 include the area between the central Preclassic zone and the Classic period Group F to the north, as well as Group G, with its many stone monuments. John Clark contributes a review of this evidence and how it informs the understanding of Preclassic Izapa. Published by New World Archaeological Foundation.
Maya Cosmogenesis 2012
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Author : John Major Jenkins
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1998-08-01
Maya Cosmogenesis 2012 written by John Major Jenkins and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-08-01 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
While researching the 2012 end-date of the Maya Calendar, John Major Jenkins decoded the Maya's galactic cosmology. The Maya discovered that the periodic alignment of the Sun with the center of the Milky Way galaxy is the formative influence on human evolution. These alignments also define a series of World Ages. The fourth age ends on December 21, 2012, when an epoch chapter in human history will come to an end. Maya Cosmogenisis 2012 reveals the Maya's insight into the cyclic nature of time, and prepares us for our own cosmogenesis--the birth of a new world.
Izapa Sculpture Album
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Author : V. Garth Norman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Izapa Sculpture Album written by V. Garth Norman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Chiapas (Mexico) categories.