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Life and politics at the Royal Court of Aguateca : artifacts, analytical data, and synthesis / edited by Takeshi Inomata and Daniela Triadan.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Monographs of the Aguateca Archaeological Project first phase ; Volume 3.
- Monographs of the Aguateca Archaeological Project First Phase ; Volume 3
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mayas--Guatemala--Antiquities.
- Mayas.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Guatemala--Aguateca Site.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Aguateca Site (Guatemala).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (424 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, [Utah] : The University of Utah Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Aguateca is a Classic Mayan site located in the Petexbatun region of Guatemala.In this volume, Takeshi Inomata, Daniela Triadan, and their team examine the life of the Mayan royal family, nobles, and their retainers through the analysis of numerous complete and reconstructible artifacts left in this site's elite residential area.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Takeshi Inomata
- Part I. Artifacts, ecological studies, and conservation
- Figurines / Daniela Triadan
- Worked sherds and other ceramic artifacts / Takeshi Inomata
- Spindle whorls / Takeshi Inomata
- Grinding stones and related artifacts / Takeshi Inomata
- Stone ornaments and other stone artifacts / Takeshi Inomata and Markus Eberl
- Ceramic laminates / Harriet F. Beaubien
- Bone and shell artifacts / Takeshi Inomata and Kitty Emery
- Aguateca animal remains / Kitty Emery
- Food, farming, and forest management practices of the late classic Maya at Aguateca / David L. Lentz, Brian Lane, and Kim Thompson
- Artifact conservation / Harriet F. Beaubien
- Part II. Monuments and hieroglyphic texts
- Monuments / Stephen D. Houston
- Miscellaneous texts / Stephen D. Houston
- Part III. Synthesis and conclusions
- Synthesis of data from the rapidly abandoned buildings / Takeshi Inomata
- Conclusions / Takeshi Inomata.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-60781-319-X
- OCLC:
- 903957508
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