Meso America

ISBN: 9781885923967
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: Oriental Institute Seminars
Volume: 9
The volume is the result of the eighth Annual University of Chicago Oriental Institute Seminar, held on March 2-3, 2012. Seventeen speakers, from both the US and abroad, examined the interconnections between temples, ritual, and cosmology from a v... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407310527
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR S
Volume: 2448
Contents: Introduction (Françoise Fauconnier and Serge Lemaitre); 1) Rock art sites as spiritual places ? Canadian Shield rock art as part of the Algonquian sacred landscape (Daniel Arsenault); 2) Thunderbirds and Horned Sn... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407309217
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
As exemplified in this bibliographical essay, that includes about 2000 references, prehispanic ball courts and ballgames in Mesoamerica have been the focus of numerous studies, while the discovery of ball courts and related artifacts is continu... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407307411
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
With few exceptions, virtually no other paleoethnobotanist has studied how the ancient Maya interacted with their spiritual universe via ritual practice. Archaeobotanical studies are still rare in the Maya region, though this has been changing.... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407308036
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Epigraphers of the Mayan hieroglyphic writing system have demonstrated that a single verb root lies behind a substantial array of royal rituals. At the same time, astronomically oriented studies have found the same root associated with the even... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407308296
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This research aims to better understand Maya ritual practices associated with the burning of aromatic substances and the use of incense burners in the southern Maya lowlands during the Classic (A.D. 250 900) to Postclassic (A.D. 900 A.D. 1200... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407308517
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study is concerned with the role material culture played in transformation and/or retention of Maya authority, just prior to and after Spanish contact (A.D. 11001800s). As one of the last standing structures in the Maya site of Tíhoo, now ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407305608
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study presents a motif classification, quantification, and regional comparisons for engraved rock art from the Maderas Volcano on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua. Maderas has the largest concentration of petroglyphs thus far reported in Central ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407306520
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study examines, through a variety of evidence, Late Classic (c. 250-900 AD) Maya political organization, specifically the existence of large-scale political structures as evidenced through specific patterns of city plans and architectural ... .... Learn More