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Kukulcan's Realm
Masson, Marilyn A.; Peraza Lope, Carlos
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Description for Kukulcan's Realm
Hardback. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Kukulcan's Realm chronicles the fabric of socioeconomic relationships and religious practice that bound the Postclassic Maya city of Mayapán's urban residents together for nearly three centuries. Presenting results of ten years of household archaeology at the city, including field research and laboratory analysis, the book discusses the social, political, economic, and ideological makeup of this complex urban center. Masson and Peraza Lope's detailed overview provides evidence of a vibrant market economy that played a critical role in the city's political and economic success. They offer new perspectives from the homes of governing elites, secondary administrators, affluent artisans, and poorer ... Read more
Kukulcan's Realm chronicles the fabric of socioeconomic relationships and religious practice that bound the Postclassic Maya city of Mayapán's urban residents together for nearly three centuries. Presenting results of ten years of household archaeology at the city, including field research and laboratory analysis, the book discusses the social, political, economic, and ideological makeup of this complex urban center. Masson and Peraza Lope's detailed overview provides evidence of a vibrant market economy that played a critical role in the city's political and economic success. They offer new perspectives from the homes of governing elites, secondary administrators, affluent artisans, and poorer ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Colorado United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
Colorado, United States
ISBN
9781607323198
SKU
V9781607323198
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Ref
99-15
About Masson, Marilyn A.; Peraza Lope, Carlos
Marilyn A. Masson is professor of anthropology at the University of Albany, State University of New York, and codirector of the Economic Foundations of Mayapán Project. Carlos Peraza Lope is project director with Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Antropología in Mérida, Yucatán, and codirector of the Economic Foundations of Mayapán Project.
Reviews for Kukulcan's Realm
"A milestone publication in the field of archaeology.” —Jeremy A. Sabloff, University of Pennsylvania "Kukulcan's Realm is quite simply the best study of an archaeological site in northern Yucatan to have appeared in the past 30 years. The careful work by the authors opens a surprising number of new vistas on Mayapán's organization, function, and development. Deploying the full range of ... Read more