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Architecture and the Origins of Preclassic Maya Politics
James Doyle
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hardcover. This book examines the emergence of political institutions in Maya civilization through studies of landscape, architecture and material culture. Num Pages: 300 pages, 50 b/w illus. 2 colour illus. 5 maps. BIC Classification: AM; HDL; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 177. .
Architecture and the Origins of Preclassic Maya Politics highlights the dramatic changes in the relationship of ancient Maya peoples to the landscape and to each other in the Preclassical period (ca. 2000 BC-250 AD). Offering a comprehensive history of Preclassic Maya society, James Doyle focuses on recent discoveries of early writing, mural painting, stone monuments, and evidence of divine kingship that have reshaped our understanding of cultural developments in the first millennium BC. He also addresses one of the crucial concerns of contemporary archaeology: the emergence of political authorities and their subjects in early complex polities. Doyle shows how architectural ... Read more
Architecture and the Origins of Preclassic Maya Politics highlights the dramatic changes in the relationship of ancient Maya peoples to the landscape and to each other in the Preclassical period (ca. 2000 BC-250 AD). Offering a comprehensive history of Preclassic Maya society, James Doyle focuses on recent discoveries of early writing, mural painting, stone monuments, and evidence of divine kingship that have reshaped our understanding of cultural developments in the first millennium BC. He also addresses one of the crucial concerns of contemporary archaeology: the emergence of political authorities and their subjects in early complex polities. Doyle shows how architectural ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
182
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107145375
SKU
V9781107145375
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About James Doyle
James Doyle is an archaeologist and Assistant Curator of the Art of the Ancient Americas at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. His areas of expertise include the art and archaeology of Mesoamerica, Central America, and Colombia. He has contributed to major art exhibitions, writes for the museum's blog, and promotes pre-Columbian art and archaeology through social media.
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