Classic Maya Political History: Hieroglyphic and Archaeological Evidence (School of American Research Advanced Seminar Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052156445X ISBN 13: 9780521564458

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 1996

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This volume presents the first history of the Classic Maya based on a combination of the Maya's own dynastic records and archaeological data.

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Ancient Maya civilization once flourished in the rainforests of what is today southern Mexico and Central America. It possessed the only full system of writing ever to be developed in the Americas. The pace of decipherment of Maya hieroglyphic writing has accelerated in the past few years, and half of the inscriptions from the sites of the Classic Period (AD 250-900) have now been read. Much of the newly available information consists of historical records of the careers of Maya rulers of the time.

This volume is the first to present in detail the results of decipherment and to consider the implications of a Classic Maya written history. Contributors examine the way in which the Maya elite created the kinship, alliance, warfare and ceremonial networks on which the civilization was founded. Drawing upon important material just recently made available, they have transformed our understanding of the Maya.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 052156445X
• ISBN 13: 9780521564458
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 416
• Herausgeber: Culbert T. Patrick
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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