Maya Palaces and Elite Residences : : An Interdisciplinary Approach /

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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
MitwirkendeR:
Ambrosino, James N.,
Andrews V, E. Wyllys,
Christie, Jessica Joyce,
Demarest, Arthur,
Doonan, William F.,
Escobedo, Héctor,
Everson, Gloria E.,
Guderjan, Thomas H.,
Hanratty, C. Colleen,
Harrison, Peter D’Arcy,
Inomata, Takeshi,
Johnson, Jodi L.,
Kowalski, Jeff Karl,
Kurjack, Edward B.,
Lichtenstein, Robert J.,
Morgan, Kim,
Sampeck, Kathryn E.,
Starratt, Harold E.,
Stuardo, Rodrigo Liendo,
Traxler, Loa P.,
Triadan, Daniela,
Wolley, Claudia,
HerausgeberIn:
Christie, Jessica Joyce,
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

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