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Maya E groups : calendars, astronomy, and urbanism in the early lowlands
This volume assembles a coherent set of chapters that discuss new field research results on E Groups and establish an emerging paradigmatic framework for the origins of lowland Maya civilization focused on the E Group phenomenon as a key feature of community organization and urbanism in its geograph...
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
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| Language: | English |
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Gainesville
: University Press of Florida
, 2018-2017
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| Series: | Maya studies
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| Online Access: | http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/upso-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813054353.001.0001 |
| Author Notes: | David A. Freidel, Arlen F. Chase, Anne S. Dowd, and Jerry Murdock ; foreword by David A. Freidel and Jerry Murdock |
| E-Book Packages: | Oxford University Press : Florida Scholarship Online / Archaeology Collection |
| Summary: | This volume assembles a coherent set of chapters that discuss new field research results on E Groups and establish an emerging paradigmatic framework for the origins of lowland Maya civilization focused on the E Group phenomenon as a key feature of community organization and urbanism in its geographic heartland. Preface: on the path of the sun -- E groups: historical perspectives: -- The distribution and significance of E groups: a historical background and introduction / Arlen F. Chase, Anne S. Dowd, and David A. Freidel -- E groups and the rise of complexity in the southeastern Maya lowlands / Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase -- The astronomy and cosmology of E groups: -- E groups: astronomy, alignments, and Maya cosmology / Anthony F. Aveni and Anne S. Dowd -- The legacy of preclassic calendars and solar observation in Mesoamerica's magic latitude / Susan Milbrath -- The E Group as timescape: early E groups, figurines, and the sacred almanac / Prudence M. Rice -- E groups, cosmology, and the origins of Maya rulership / David A. Freidel -- The archaeology of E groups -- The isthmian origins of the E Group and its adoption in the Maya lowlands / Takeshi Inomata -- A tale of two E groups: El Palmar and Tikal, Petan, Guatemala / James A. Doyle -- The history, function, and meaning of preclassic E groups in the Cival region / Francisco Estrada-Belli -- Time to rule: celestial observation and appropriation among the early Maya / William A. Saturno, Boris Beltrán, and Franco D. Rossi -- Ordinary people and east-west symbolism / Cynthia Robin -- E groups and ancestors: the sunrise of complexity at Xunantunich, Belize / M. Kathryn Brown -- Of apples and oranges: the case of E groups and eastern triadic architectural assemblages in the Belize River Valley / Jaime J. Awe, Julie A. Hoggarth, and James J. Aimers -- The founding of Yaxuná: Place and trade in preclassic Yucatán / Travis W. Stanton -- Founding landscapes in the central Karstic uplands / Kathryn Reese-Taylor -- Conclusion: More than smoke and mirrors: Maya temple precincts and the emergence of religious institutions in Mesoamerica / Anne S. Dowd -- Epilogue: E groups and their significance to the ancient maya / Diane Z. Chase, Patricia A. McAnany, and Jeremy A. Sabloff |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2017.. - Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (1 online resource) |
| ISBN: | 9780813053226 |
