The Maya and Teotihuacan : reinterpreting early classic interaction / Geoffrey E. Braswell, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Braswell, Geoffrey E.

Series:

Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies.

The Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mayas--Antiquities.

Mayas.

Teotihuacán Site (San Juan Teotihuacán, Mexico).

Mexico--Antiquities.

Mexico.

Central America--Antiquities.

Central America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (442 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The contributors to this volume present extensive new evidence from archaeology, iconography, and epigraphy to offer a more nuanced understanding of the interaction between the Early Classic Maya and Teotihuacan.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Figure List""; ""Foreword""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction: Reinterpreting Early Classic Interaction, by Geoffrey E. Braswell""; ""Chapter 2: Teotihuacan,Militarism, and Pacific Guatemala, by Frederick J. Bove and Sonia Medrano Busto""; ""Chapter 3: Dating Early Classic Interaction between Kaminaljuyu and Central Mexico, by Geoffrey E. Braswell""; ""Chapter 4: Understanding Early Classic Interaction between Kaminaljuyu and Central Mexico, by Geoffrey E. Braswell""; ""Chapter 5: Founding Events and Teotihuacan Connections at Copán, Honduras, by Robert J. Sharer""

""Chapter 6: Problematical Deposits and the Problem of Interaction: The Material Culture of Tikal during the Early Classic Period, by María Josefa Iglesias Ponce de León""""Chapter 7: Architectural Aspects of Interaction between Tikal and Teotihuacan during the Early Classic Period, by Juan Pedro Laporte""; ""Chapter 8: Images of Power and the Power of Images: Early Classic Iconographic Programs of the Carved Monuments of Tikal, by James Borowicz""; ""Chapter 9: Teotihuacan at Altun Ha: Did It Make a Difference? by David M. Pendergast""

""Chapter 10: Teotihuacan and Oxkintok: New Perspectives from Yucatán, by Carmen Varela Torrecilla and Geoffrey E. Braswell""""Chapter 11: Tetitla and the Maya Presence at Teotihuacan, by Karl A.Taube""; ""Chapter 12: Teotihuacan and Early Classic Interaction: A Perspective from Outside the Maya Region, by George L. Cowgill""; ""Chapter 13: The Maya and Teotihuacan, by Joyce Marcus""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-405) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-292-79788-5

OCLC:

60335856