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Author: David A. Freidel , Arlen F. Chase , Anne S. Dowd , Jerry Murdock
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Imprint: University Press of Florida
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Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 23.30cm
Weight: 0.955kg
ISBN: 9780813064390
ISBN 10: 0813064392
Pages: 654
Publication Date: 30 January 2020
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
List of Figures List of Tables Preface: On the Path of the Sun Acknowledgments Abbreviations Part I. E Groups: Historical Perspectives 1. The Distribution and Significance of E Groups: A Historical Background and Introduction —Arlen F. Chase, Anne S. Dowd, and David A. Freidel 2. E Groups and the Rise of Complexity in the Southeastern Maya Lowlands —Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase Part II. The Astronomy and Cosmology of E Groups 3. E Groups: Astronomy, Alignments, and Maya Cosmology —Anthony F. Aveni and Anne S. Dowd 4. The Legacy of Preclassic Calendars and Solar Observation in Mesoamerica's Magic Latitude — Susan Milbrath 5. The E Group as Timescape: Early E Groups, Figurines, and the Sacred Almanac —Prudence M. Rice 6. E Groups, Cosmology, and the Origins of Maya Rulership —David A. Freidel Part III. The Archaeology of E Groups 7. The Isthmian Origins of the E Group and Its Adoption in the Maya Lowlands —Takeshi Inomata 8. A Tale of Two E Groups: El Palmar and Tikal, Peten, Guatemala —James A. Doyle 9. The History, Function, and Meaning of Preclassic E Groups in the Cival Region —Francisco Estrada-Belli 10. Time to Rule: Celestial Observation and Appropriation among the Early Maya —William A. Saturno, Boris Beltr.n, and Franco D. Rossi 11. Ordinary People and East–West Symbolism —Cynthia Robin 12. E Groups and Ancestors: The Sunrise of Complexity at Xunantunich, Belize —M. Kathryn Brown 13. 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 14. The Founding of Yaxuna: Place and Trade in Preclassic Yucatan —Travis W. Stanton 15. Founding Landscapes in the Central Karstic Uplands —Kathryn Reese-Taylor Part IV. Conclusion 16. More Than Smoke and Mirrors: Maya Temple Precincts and the Emergence of Religious Institutions in Mesoamerica —Anne S. Dowd 17. Epilogue: E Groups and Their Significance to the Ancient Maya —Diane Z. Chase, Patricia A. McAnany, and Jeremy A. Sabloff List of Contributors
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The breadth, detail, and perspectives provided in this volume make it a must for students of complex society and especially Maya scholars. --Latin American Antiquity An extremely valuable volume that encapsulates the scholarship to date and advances it further for the future. . . . This will be a foundational reference for the next several decades. --Current Anthropology
"The breadth, detail, and perspectives provided in this volume make it a must for students of complex society and especially Maya scholars.""—Latin American Antiquity ”An extremely valuable volume that encapsulates the scholarship to date and advances it further for the future. . . . This will be a foundational reference for the next several decades.""—Current Anthropology"
Author Information
David A. Freidel is professor of anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis. Arlen F. Chase is professor of anthropology at Pomona College, Claremont. Anne S. Dowd, archaeologist with the National Park Service, is coeditor of Cosmology, Calendars, and Horizon-Based Astronomy in Ancient Mesoamerica. Jerry Murdock is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Santa Fe Institute and the Aspen Institute.
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