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The Origins of Maya States
Loa P. Traxler (Ed.)
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Description for The Origins of Maya States
Hardback. Proceedings of the conference "The Origins of Maya States," held in Philadelphia, April 10-13, 2007. Editor(s): Traxler, Loa P.; Sharer, Robert J. Num Pages: 704 pages, 124 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; 3D; HBJK; HBLA; HDD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1172.
The Pre-Columbian Maya were organized into a series of independent kingdoms or polities rather than unified into a single state. The vast majority of studies of Maya states focus on the apogee of their development in the classic period, ca. 250-850 C.E. As a result, Maya states are defined according to the specific political structures that characterized classic period lowland Maya society. The Origins of Maya States is the first study in over 30 years to examine the origins and development of these states specifically during the preceding preclassic period, ca. 1000 B.C.E. to 250 C.E. ... Read more
The Pre-Columbian Maya were organized into a series of independent kingdoms or polities rather than unified into a single state. The vast majority of studies of Maya states focus on the apogee of their development in the classic period, ca. 250-850 C.E. As a result, Maya states are defined according to the specific political structures that characterized classic period lowland Maya society. The Origins of Maya States is the first study in over 30 years to examine the origins and development of these states specifically during the preceding preclassic period, ca. 1000 B.C.E. to 250 C.E. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
1171g
Number of Pages
704
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, United States
ISBN
9781934536865
SKU
V9781934536865
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About Loa P. Traxler (Ed.)
Robert J. Sharer (1940-2012) was Shoemaker Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, and Curator Emeritus of the American Section at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia. Loa P. Traxler is Director of Museum Studies and Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico.
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