Palenque : recent investigations at the classic Maya center /
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| Imprint: | Lanham, MD : AltaMira Press, c2007. |
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| Description: | xxiii, 335 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6422236 |
Table of Contents:
- Figures and Tables
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I. Introduction
- 1. Palenque Archaeology: An Introduction
- Part II. Chronology
- 2. Chronological Chart and Overview of Ceramic Developments at Palenque
- 3. Palenque and Selected Survey Sites in Chiapas and Tabasco: The Preclassic
- 4. The Construction Chronology of Palenque: Seriation within an Architectural Form
- Part III. Settlement
- 5. The Problem of Political Integration in the Kingdom of Baak
- 6. Indicators of Urbanism at Palenque
- 7. Creating Space through Water Management at the Classic Maya Site of Palenque, Chiapas
- Part IV. Architecture and Excavation
- 8. Elite Residential Compounds at Late Classic Palenque
- 9. Following the Traces of Temple XX: Proyecto Grupo de las Cruces 2002 Excavations
- 10. A House of Cards: Construction, Proportion, and Form at Temple XIX, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
- Part V. Religion and Ritual Spaces
- 11. Gods and Histories: Mythology and Dynastic Succession at Temples XIX and XXI at Palenque
- 12. Ritual Purification and the Ancient Maya Sweatbath at Palenque
- Part VI. Contemporary Concerns and Conclusions
- 13. Why Restore Architecture at Palenque?
- 14. Conclusion: Reconceptualizing the Palenque Polity
- Index
- About the Contributors