Stone trees transplanted? : : Central Mexican stelae of the epiclassic and early postclassic and the question of Maya 'influence' /

Stone trees transplanted? : : Central Mexican stelae of the epiclassic and early postclassic and the question of Maya 'influence' / / Keith Jordan.

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Stelae dating to the Epiclassic and Early Postclassic from Tula, Xochicalco, and other sites in Central Mexico have been cited as evidence of Classic Maya `influence' on Central Mexican art during these periods. This book re-evaluates these claims via detailed comparative analysis of the Centra...

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Superior document:Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology ; v.2
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Jordan, Keith,
Place / Publishing House:Oxford, England : : Archaeopress,, [2014]
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 237 pages) ;; illustrations, maps
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Table of Contents:
  • Front cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1 Introduction: Stela Stories
  • So Why This Book? An Apology
  • An Outline
  • A Caveat: Definitions
  • Chapter 2 Classic Maya Stelae: Current Perspectives on Origins, Function and Meaning
  • Definitions
  • Stelae Before the Classic Maya: Stone Roots
  • Classic Stelae: Function and Meaning
  • The End of the Maya Stela Tradition
  • Chapter 3 Central Mexican Stelae of the Epiclassic and Early Postclassic Periods
  • Introduction
  • Tula, the Toltec Capital
  • The Tula Stelae
  • A General Literature Review and Critique
  • Description of Tula Stelae: General Considerations
  • Problems of Context and Dating: Stelae or Architectural Sculpture?
  • Teotihuacan Elements in the Tula Stelae
  • Parallels to Other Toltec Sculpture
  • The Xico Stone: A Toltec Monument From the Basin of Mexico
  • The Stela of Tlalpizáhuac
  • The El Cerrito Stela: A Toltec Monument in Querétaro
  • The Mystery Stela of El Elefante, Hidalgo
  • The Frida Kahlo Museum Stela
  • Xochicalco, Epiclassic Metropolis
  • The Stelae: General Considerations
  • The Saenz Triad
  • General Contextual and Descriptive Issues
  • The Xochicalco Triad: The Controversy Over Meaning
  • External Connections
  • Nonfigurative Stelae at Xochicalco
  • The 'Statues' of Miacatlan and Xochicalco: A Stela By Any Other Name
  • Previous Literature
  • Iconography: In Epiclassic/Early Postclassic Context
  • Iconography: More Recent Contributions
  • Context of the Xochicalco Stelae-General Comparisons
  • A Looted and Vanished Xochicalco-Related Sculpture
  • A Painting of a Stela at Cacaxtla?
  • A Stela-Like Stone Sculpture From Cacaxtla
  • Painted (?) Stelae at Cholula
  • Two Matlatzinca Stelae: Teotenango and Nevado de Toluca.
  • Chapter 4 Central Mexican Artists Under The Influence? A Critical Review of The Literature On Maya-Mexican Interactions At The Classic - Postclassic Transition
  • Introduction
  • Historical Context (1): 'Influence' in Art History
  • Historical Context (2): Ghosts of Colonialism?
  • Explanatory Models: The Migration Maze
  • The Putun as Deus Ex Machina
  • Migration Model (Slight Return)
  • The Business of Business
  • Ideological and Systemic Explanations
  • The Reality of Zuyua?
  • Semantic Escape Clause: Coggins and the Toltec Redefined
  • That New-Time Religion?
  • The Worlds of World Systems Theory
  • Elite Networks and the Transmission of Art as Ideology
  • Chapter 5 Forgotten Forebears? Stelae in Central Mexico Before the Epiclassic
  • Introduction
  • In the Beginning: Phallus, Fire God, or World Tree? The Cuicuilco Stela
  • The Site
  • The Discovery
  • Morelos Before the Maya: The Middle Formative Stela-Altar Complex at Chalcatzingo
  • The Site
  • The Stelae
  • Full Frontal Deity? The Mysterious Stela of Tlalancaleca
  • The Site
  • The Stela
  • The Xochitecatl Snake
  • The Site
  • The Stela
  • Teotihuacan Stelae
  • The Metropolitan Museum Stela
  • All Things Great…and Small
  • From Afar: The Oaxaca Barrio Stela
  • Conclusion (or a Pause Along the Road)
  • Chapter 6 Go West (and South)? Stelae of Oaxaca and Guerrero
  • Introduction
  • The Classic Zapotec Stelae of the Valley of Oaxaca
  • Monte Albán
  • The Tomb Stela of Suchilquitongo
  • The Ñuiñe Stelae of the Mixteca Baja
  • Forgotten Forests: The Stelae of the Oaxaca Coast
  • Río Grande
  • Cerro del Rey
  • Chila
  • La Humedad
  • Nopala
  • Río Viejo
  • Archaeological Evidence for Oaxacan/Central Mexican Contacts
  • A Zapotec Tomb in Tepeji del Río
  • From Oaxaca to Tula
  • The Stelae of Guerrero
  • Early Stelae and the Olmec
  • Point of Departure: The Acapulco Stela.
  • The Stela Pair of Tepecuacuilco: Teotihuacan Rain Deities Go West?
  • More Tlalocs: the Stelae of Acatempa, San Miguel Totolapan, and Piedra Labrada
  • The Burial Slabs of Placeres de Oro: Stones of the Nivened Dead
  • The Tenexpa 'Bird-Man'
  • Toltec Stelae in Guerrero?
  • Guerrero Connections: The Archaeological Evidence
  • Guerrero Sculpture and Ceramics at Xochicalco
  • Guerrero: A Toltec Frontier?
  • Chapter 7 Stone Trees Transplanted? A Comparison of Central Mexican Stelae with their Suggested Maya Counterparts at Piedras Negras, Dos Pilas, Aguateca, Ceibal, And Copan
  • Introduction
  • The Warrior Stelae of Piedras Negras vs. Tula Stelae 1-3 and 5, the Xochicalco Trio, and the 'Statues' of Xochicalco and Miacatlan
  • The Site
  • The Warrior Stelae: History and Context
  • Comparisons: Formal Considerations
  • Comparisons: Iconography
  • Summary
  • The Dos Pilas 2/16-Aguateca 2 Pair Compared to the Tula Stelae
  • The Sites
  • The Stelae
  • Comparison
  • General Comments
  • Ceibal, La Amelia, and Tula
  • The Site and Its Monuments in Historical Context
  • Stela 5 and 7 and the Ballplayers of Tula
  • Ceibal Stela 2 and the Tula Stelae
  • Copan Stela 6 and Tula Stelae 1-3 and 5
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 8 In Place of a Conclusion, or More Questions
  • Sites, Monuments, and External Connections, or the 'What'
  • Stelae: What's in a Word?
  • Models Revisited
  • The Web of Networks vs. the Mechanics of 'Influence'
  • The Stela-Tun at the Feast?
  • Appendix 1 Catalog of Central Mexican Figural and Associated Stelae of the Epiclassic and Early Postclassic
  • Tula
  • Xico
  • Tlalpizáhuac
  • El Cerrito
  • El Elefante
  • Museo Frida Kahlo Stela
  • Xochicalco
  • The Saenz Triad
  • Cacaxtla
  • Teotenango
  • Nevado de Toluca
  • Appendix 2 A (Very) Brief Summary of the Tula/Chichen Itza Debate/Acle
  • Dramatis Personae
  • References Cited
  • Back cover.

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