Rio Azul Reports, Number 2, the 1984 Season
Author | : Richard E. W. Adams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Indians of Central America |
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Author | : Richard E. W. Adams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Indians of Central America |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Richard E. W. Adams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Indians of Central America |
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Author | : Richard E. W. Adams |
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Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Indians of Central America |
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Author | : Richard E. W. Adams |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780806130767 |
Deep within the forest in northern Guatemala lie the ruins of Río Azul, a Maya city that reached one-third the size of Tikal. Discovered and partially explored in the early 1960s, Río Azul and the surrounding region were more fully investigated between 1983 and 1987 by an archaeological team led by Richard E. W. Adams. In this summary, Adams integrates the findings of field archaeologists with those of the epigraphers and art historians to recreate the life of this Maya city from the little-known Early Classic period. Remains in the Río Azul area date from 900 B.C. to A.D. 850. The data indicate that, unlike most Maya cities that have been studied, Río Azul was a frontier town, an administrative center, with alternating defense and trade outpost functions. About A.D. 385, the Río Azul region was conquered and the city founded by Tikal, serving as a Teotihuacan-linked garrison for that capital. Nearly all of the more than seven hundred structures found within Río Azul were erected between A.D. 390 and 530. Acres of pavement were laid down around some thirty complexes of residences, temples, and tombs notable for the brightly painted red hieroglyphs and murals on their walls. The elaborate complexes and sumptuous artifacts suggest a city with a heavy proportion of aristocratic families and retainers. Around A.D. 530, Río Azul appears to have been suddenly destroyed. The city was abandoned, then reoccupied--only to stagnate and finally collapse, like many other Classic Maya cities, in the late ninth century.
Author | : Richard E. W. Adams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Indians of Central America |
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Author | : Richard E. W. Adams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Indians of Central America |
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Author | : Nicholas Carter |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2020-09-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1477320725 |
How we dress our bodies—through clothing, footwear, headgear, jewelry, haircuts, and more—is key to the expression of status and identity. This idea was as true for ancient Maya civilization as it is today, yet few studies have centered on what ancient Maya peoples wore and why. In The Adorned Body, Nicholas Carter, Stephen Houston, and Franco Rossi bring together contributions from a wide range of scholars, leading to the first in-depth study of Maya dress in pre-Columbian times. Incorporating artistic, hieroglyphic, and archaeological sources, this book explores the clothing and ornaments of ancient Maya peoples, systematically examining who wore what, deducing the varied purposes and meanings of dress items and larger ensembles, and determining the methods and materials with which such items were created. Each essay investigates a category of dress—including headgear, pendants and necklaces, body painting, footwear, and facial ornaments—and considers the variations within each of these categories, as well as popular styles and trends through time. The final chapters reveal broader views and comparisons about costume ensembles and their social roles. Shedding new light on the art and archaeology of the ancient Americas, The Adorned Body offers a thorough map of Maya dress that will be of interest to scholars and fashion enthusiasts alike.
Author | : Richard E. W. Adams |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 548 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780806137025 |
An up-to-date overview of Mesoamerican cultures from early prehistoric times through the fall of the Aztec Empire, Prehistoric Mesoamerica, Third Edition will be useful and appealing to readers interested in Mesoamerican art, society, politics, and intellectual achievement.
Author | : Michael Haslam |
Publisher | : ANU E Press |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2009-07-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1921536853 |
These highly varied studies, spanning the world, demonstrate how much modern analyses of microscopic traces on artifacts are altering our perceptions of the past. Ranging from early humans to modern kings, from ancient Australian spears or Mayan pots to recent Maori cloaks, the contributions demonstrate how starches, raphides, hair, blood, feathers, resin and DNA have become essential elements in archaeology¿s modern arsenal for reconstructing the daily, spiritual, and challenging aspects of ancient lives and for understanding human evolution. The book is a fitting tribute to Tom Loy, the pioneer of residue studies and gifted teacher who inspired and mentored these exciting projects.
Author | : Marilyn A. Masson |
Publisher | : Rowman Altamira |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780759100817 |
Ancient Maya Political Economies examines variation in systems of economic production and exchange and how these systems supported the power networks that integrated Maya society. Using models originally developed by William L. Rathje, the authors explore core-periphery relations, the use of household analysis to reconstruct political economy, and evidence for market development. In doing so, they challenge the conventional wisdom of decentralized Maya political authority and replace it with a more complex view of the political economic foundations of Maya civilization.