Maya Palaces and Elite Residences : : An Interdisciplinary Approach / / ed. by Jessica Joyce Christie.
Maya "palaces" have intrigued students of this ancient Mesoamerican culture since the early twentieth century, when scholars first applied the term "palace" to multi-room, gallery-like buildings set on low platforms in the centers of Maya cities. Who lived in these palaces? What...
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Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©2003 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
Series: | The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter One. Elite Residences at Blue Creek, Belize
- Chapter Two. At Court in Copan
- Chapter Three. A Multipurpose Structure in the Late Classic Palace at Copan
- Chapter Four. Palaces of the Royal Court at Tikal
- Chapter Five. The Political Acquisition of Sacred Geography
- Chapter Six. Where Did Elites Live?
- Chapter Seven. Access Patterns in Maya Royal Precincts
- Chapter Eight. Evidence for the Functions and Meanings of Some Northern Maya Palaces
- Chapter Nine. The Function of a Maya Palace at Yaxuna
- Chapter Ten. Palace and Society in the Northern Maya Lowlands
- Chapter Eleven. The Tripartite Layout of Rooms in Maya Elite Residences
- Chapter Twelve. Conclusions
- Index