Palenque : recent investigations at the classic Maya center / edited by Damien B. Marken.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marken, Damien B., 1977-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maya architecture--Mexico--Palenque (Chiapas).

Maya architecture.

Mexico--Palenque (Chiapas).

Maya pottery--Mexico--Palenque (Chiapas).

Maya pottery.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Mexico--Palenque (Chiapas).

Excavations (Archaeology).

Palenque Site (Mexico).

Palenque (Chiapas, Mexico)--Antiquities.

Palenque (Chiapas, Mexico).

Physical Description:

xxiii, 335 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : AltaMira Press, [2007]

Summary:

Although Palenque is one of the best-known and oldest Maya sites, little has been published in recent years on the ongoing work there. Damien Marken's collection brings the archaeological record of Palenque up to date. Chapters cover a wide range of topics, including architecture, hieroglyphic texts, the settlement and chronology of the site, and the theoretical and methodological concerns relating to the architectural excavations. Palenque represents an important new research tool for any Maya archaeologist.

Contents:

Palenque archaeology: an introduction / Peter Mathews

Chronological chart and overview of ceramic developments at Palenque / Robert L. Rands

Palenque and selected survey sites in Chiapas and Tabasco : the preclassic / Robert L. Rands

The construction chronology of Palenque : seriation within an architectural form / Damien B. Marken

The problem of political integration in the Kingdom of Baak / Rodrigo Liendo Stuardo

Indicators of urbanism at Palenque / Edwin L. Barnhart

Creating space through water management at the classic Maya site of Palenque, Chiapas / Kirk D. French

Elite residential compounds at late classic Palenque / Damien B. Marken and Arnoldo González Cruz

Following the traces of temple XX : Proyecto Grupo de las Cruces 2002 excavations / Joshua A. Balcells González

A house of cards : construction, proportion, and form at temple XIX, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico / Kirk D. Straight

Gods and histories : mythology and dynastic succession at temples XIX and XXI at Palenque / David Stuart

Ritual purification and the ancient Maya sweatbath at Palenque / Mark B. Child

Why restore architecture at Palenque? / C. Rudy Larios Villalta

Conclusion: Reconceptualizing the Palenque polity / Damien B. Marken and Kirk D. Straight.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0759108749

9780759108745

0759108757

9780759108752

OCLC:

61864386