Maya E groups : calendars, astronomy, and urbanism in the early lowlands

Author(s)

• Freidel, David A.

Bibliographic Information

Maya E groups : calendars, astronomy, and urbanism in the early lowlands

edited by David A. Freidel ... [et al.]

（Maya studies）

University Press of Florida, 2020 , c2017

• : pbk.

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

"First cloth printing, 2017" "First paperback printing, 2020"

Contents of Works

• 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
• 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 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, Petén, 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
• 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

Details

• NCID: BC08175061
• ISBN:
  • 9780813064390
• LCCN: 2017005516
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Gainesville, Fla.
• Pages/Volumes: xxi, 626 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : F1465
  • DC23 : 972.82
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Mayas -- Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize)
  • LCSH : Maya architecture -- Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize)
  • LCSH : Mayas -- Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize) -- Antiquities
  • LCSH : Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize) -- Antiquities
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA64170773