Maya E Groups : Calendars, Astronomy, and Urbanism in the Early Lowlands /

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"E groups" are not the fifth element but a group of structures in the temple complexes of Classic Maya City centers. In this volume from distinguished researchers of the Classic period, the E groups prove to be more than just records of the sun's passages through the years.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Murdock, Jerry (Editor ), Dowd, Anne S. (Editor ), Chase, Arlen F. (Arlen Frank), 1953- (Editor ), Freidel, David A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Mayas > Antiquities.
Mayas.
Maya architecture.
Antiquities.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico.
Mayas > Belize, Vallee du (Guatemala et Belize) > Antiquites.
Architecture maya > Belize, Vallee du (Guatemala et Belize)
Mayas > Belize, Vallee du (Guatemala et Belize)
Mayas > Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize) > Antiquities.
Maya architecture > Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize)
Mayas > Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize)
Central America > Belize River Valley.
Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize) > Antiquities.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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