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1 online resource (xii, 306 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Introduction: looking backward, looking forward at Chichen Itza / Cynthia Kristan-Graham and Linnea Wren -- The archaeology of Chichen Itza: its history, what we like to argue about, and what we think we know / Beniamino Volta, Nancy Peniche May and Geoffrey E. Braswell -- k'ak'upakal K'inich K'awil and the Lords of the Fire: Chichen Itza during the ninth century / Eduardo Perez de Heredia and Peter Brcent -- Rulers without borders: the difficulty of identifying polity boundaries in terminal classic Yucatan and beyond / Scott A.J. Johnson -- In the shadow of Quetzalcoatl: how small communities in northern Yucatan responded to the Chichen Itza phenomenon / J. Gregory Smith and Tara M. Bond-Freeman -- The Castillo-Sub at Chichen Itza: a re-consideration / Virginia E. Miller -- The Osario of Chichen Itza: where warriors danced in paradise / Annabeth Headrick -- The least earth: curated landscapes at Chichen Itza / Cynthia Kristan-Graham -- To face or to flee from the foe: women in warfare at Chichen Itza / Linnea Wren, Kaylee Spencer, and Travis Nygard |
| Summary |
It has been fifteen years since a book was devoted to the new theories, paradigms, and investigations of archaeology and art history at Chichen Itza. The volume features five thematic foci: civic space, mythology through art, burials, trade, and landscapes. Due to the widespread awareness of this site, these themes appeal across the regional silos to reach all scholars of ancient America |
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"An insightful collection, rich in new data and insights; at once the harvest of a generation of fieldwork and the foundation for work to come."--Mary E. Miller, coauthor of The Spectacle of the Late Maya Court: Reflections on the Murals of Bonampak "Reminds us that there are always new things to learn about iconic places like Chichen Itza and that we can fall in love with them all over again."--Jennifer P. Mathews, coeditor of Lifeways in the Northern Maya Lowlands: New Approaches to Archaeology in the Yucatan Peninsula" Long overdue. Brings together new data and interpretations about Chichen Itza through a refreshing mix of art history and archaeology, particularistic interpretation, and cross-cultural modeling."--Scott R. Hutson, author of The Ancient Urban Maya: Neighborhoods, Inequality, and Built Form Chichen Itza, the legendary capital and trading hub of the late Maya civilization, continues to fascinate visitors and researchers with unanswered questions about its people, rulers, rituals, economics, religion, politics, and even chronology. Addressing many of these current debates, contributors to Landscapes of the Itza question when the city's construction was completed, what the purposes of its famous pyramid and other buildings were, whether the city maintained strict territorial borders, and how the city's influence was felt in smaller neighboring settlements such as Popola, Ichmul de Morley, and Ek Balam. Special attention is given to the site's visual culture, including its architecture, epigraphy, ceramics, sculptures, and murals. This volume is a much-needed update on recent archaeological and art historical work being done at Chichen Itza, offering new ways of understanding the site and its role in the Yucatan landscape |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 19, 2018) |
| Subject |
Mayas -- Mexico -- Yucatán (State) -- Antiquities
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Indians of Mexico -- Antiquities.
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Mexico -- Chichén Itzá Site
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
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Antiquities
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Indians of Mexico -- Antiquities
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Mayas -- Antiquities
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| SUBJECT |
Chichén Itzá Site (Mexico) -- Antiquities
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| Subject |
Mexico -- Chichén Itzá Site
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Mexico -- Yucatán (State)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wren, Linnea Holmer, editor.
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Kristan-Graham, Cynthia, editor.
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Nygard, Travis, editor.
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Spencer, Kaylee R., 1975- editor.
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| ISBN |
9780813053417 |
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0813053412 |
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9780813052038 |
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0813052033 |
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