Maya E groups : calendars, astronomy, and urbanism in the early lowlands
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Gainesville :
University Press of Florida,
[2017].
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| Umfang/Format: |
xxi, 626 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Maya studies.
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Preface: on the path of the sun
- E groups: historical perspectives:
- The distribution and significance of E groups: a historical background and introduction / Arlen F. Chase, Anne S. Dowd, and David A. Freidel
- E groups and the rise of complexity in the southeastern Maya lowlands / Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase
- The astronomy and cosmology of E groups:
- E groups: astronomy, alignments, and Maya cosmology / Anthony F. Aveni and Anne S. Dowd
- The legacy of preclassic calendars and solar observation in Mesoamerica's magic latitude / Susan Milbrath
- The E Group as timescape: early E groups, figurines, and the sacred almanac / Prudence M. Rice
- E groups, cosmology, and the origins of Maya rulership / David A. Freidel
- The archaeology of E groups
- The isthmian origins of the E Group and its adoption in the Maya lowlands / Takeshi Inomata
- A tale of two E groups: El Palmar and Tikal, Petan, Guatemala / James A. Doyle
- The history, function, and meaning of preclassic E groups in the Cival region / Francisco Estrada-Belli
- Time to rule: celestial observation and appropriation among the early Maya / William A. Saturno, Boris Beltrán, and Franco D. Rossi
- Ordinary people and east-west symbolism / Cynthia Robin
- E groups and ancestors: the sunrise of complexity at Xunantunich, Belize / M. Kathryn Brown
- Of apples and oranges: the case of E groups and eastern triadic architectural assemblages in the Belize River Valley / Jaime J. Awe, Julie A. Hoggarth, and James J. Aimers
- The founding of Yaxuná: Place and trade in preclassic Yucatán / Travis W. Stanton
- Founding landscapes in the central Karstic uplands / Kathryn Reese-Taylor
- Conclusion: More than smoke and mirrors: Maya temple precincts and the emergence of religious institutions in Mesoamerica / Anne S. Dowd
- Epilogue: E groups and their significance to the ancient maya / Diane Z. Chase, Patricia A. McAnany, and Jeremy A. Sabloff.
