Description |
1 online resource (xxxvi, 688 pages) |
Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface -- 1. Archaeological Investigations of an Ancient Urban Place -- 2. Politics and Monumental Legacies -- 3. An Outlying Temple, Hall, and Elite Residence -- 4. The Urban Cityscape -- 5. The Social Mosaic -- 6. The Economic Foundations -- 7. Religious Practice -- 8. Militarism, Misery, and Collapse -- 9. Recognizing Complexity in Urban Life -- References Cited -- Contributors -- Index |
Summary |
Kukulkan'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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Urban Mayas -- Mexico -- Mayapan
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Maya architecture -- Mexico -- Mayapan
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Mayas -- Mexico -- Mayapan -- Antiquties
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Mexico -- Mayapan
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Antiquities
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Maya architecture
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Urban Mayas
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SUBJECT |
Mayapan Site (Mexico) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007007769
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Mayapan (Mexico) -- Antiquities
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Mexico -- Mayapan Site
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781607323204 |
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1607323206 |
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