Palenque
Recent Investigations at the Classic Maya Center
AltaMira Press
1st Edition
Published on 9. April 2007
320 pages
978-0-7591-1385-5 (ISBN)
Description
Palenque is one of the best known and oldest Mayan archaeological sites. But recently little has been published on the ongoing work here. Marken's collection brings the archaeological record of Palenque up to date. Chapters cover a wide range of topics from architecture to hieroglyphic texts, from broad issues of chronology to settlement to theoretical and methodological issues concerning architectural excavations. Palenque represents an important update of research for any Mayan archaeologist.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
CA
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-7591-1385-5 (9780759113855)
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Persons
Damien B. Marken is a member of the mapping team for the Proyecto Arqueol-gico El Pero-WakaO in Guatemala.
Content
1 Foreword
2 Preface
Part 3 INTRODUCTION
4 Palenque Archaeology: An Introduction
Part 5 CHRONOLOGY
6 Chronological Chart and Overview of Ceramic Developments at Palenque
7 Palenque and Selected Survey Sites in Chiapas and Tabasco: The Preclassic
8 The Construction Chronology of Palenque: Seriation Within an Architectural Form
Part 9 SETTLEMENT
10 The Problem of Political Integration in the Kingdom of Baak
11 Indicators of Urbanism at Palenque
12 Creating Space through Water Management at the Classic Maya Site of Palenque, Chiapas
Part 13 ARCHITECTURE AND EXCAVATION
14 Elite Residential Compounds at Late Classic Palenque
15 Following the Traces of Temple XX: Proyecto Grupo de las Cruces 2002 Excavations
16 A House of Cards: Construction, Proportion and Form at Temple XIX, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
Part 17 RELIGION AND RITUAL SPACES
18 Gods and Histories: Mythology and Dynastic Succession at Temples XIX and XXI at Palenque
19 Ritual Purification and the Ancient Maya Sweatbath at Palenque
20 CONTEMPORARY CONCERNS AND CONCLUSIONS
21 Why Restore Architecture at Palenque?
22 Conclusion: Reconceptualizing the Palenque Polity
23 Index
24 About the Contributors
2 Preface
Part 3 INTRODUCTION
4 Palenque Archaeology: An Introduction
Part 5 CHRONOLOGY
6 Chronological Chart and Overview of Ceramic Developments at Palenque
7 Palenque and Selected Survey Sites in Chiapas and Tabasco: The Preclassic
8 The Construction Chronology of Palenque: Seriation Within an Architectural Form
Part 9 SETTLEMENT
10 The Problem of Political Integration in the Kingdom of Baak
11 Indicators of Urbanism at Palenque
12 Creating Space through Water Management at the Classic Maya Site of Palenque, Chiapas
Part 13 ARCHITECTURE AND EXCAVATION
14 Elite Residential Compounds at Late Classic Palenque
15 Following the Traces of Temple XX: Proyecto Grupo de las Cruces 2002 Excavations
16 A House of Cards: Construction, Proportion and Form at Temple XIX, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
Part 17 RELIGION AND RITUAL SPACES
18 Gods and Histories: Mythology and Dynastic Succession at Temples XIX and XXI at Palenque
19 Ritual Purification and the Ancient Maya Sweatbath at Palenque
20 CONTEMPORARY CONCERNS AND CONCLUSIONS
21 Why Restore Architecture at Palenque?
22 Conclusion: Reconceptualizing the Palenque Polity
23 Index
24 About the Contributors
