Palaces and courtly culture in ancient mesoamerica /

Palaces and courtly culture in ancient mesoamerica /

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Imprint:	Oxford [England] : Archaeopress, [2014]
Description:	xiv, 124 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 30 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology ; 4 Archaeopress Pre-Columbian archaeology ; 4.
Subject:	Indians of Central America -- Dwellings. Indians of Mexico -- Dwellings. Mayas -- Dwellings. Antiquities. Indians of Central America -- Dwellings. Indians of Mexico -- Dwellings. Mayas -- Dwellings. Central America -- Antiquities. Mexico -- Antiquities. Central America. Mexico.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10120949

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Other authors / contributors:	Knub, Julie Nehammer. Helmke, Christophe. Nielsen, Jesper, 1972-
ISBN:	1784910503 9781784910501
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	Mesoamerica is one of the cradles of early civilizations in the ancient world, featuring a wide diversity of cultures exhibiting a high degree of social inequality and stratification. At the pinnacle of the society was the ruler, the court and the high elite. This social segment was responsible for the creation and consumption of the hallmarks of civilizations, including monumental architecture, great monolithic monuments and a wide array of highly decorated, exotic and exceptional material culture. As such royal courts defined the very tastes and styles that characterise entire civilizations. This volume collects eight recent and innovative studies on the subject rulership, palatial compounds and courtly culture. Together these studies span the breadth of Mesoamerica, from the Early Classic metropolis of Teotihuacan (ad 200-550), to Tenochtitlan, the Late Postclassic capital of the Aztec (ad 1300-1521), and from the arid central Mexican highlands in the west to the humid Maya lowlands in the east.

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Call Number:	F1435.3.D84 P35 2014
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