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The emergence of lowland Maya civilization : the transition from the preclassic to the early classic : a conference at Hildesheim, November 1992 / edited by Nikolai Grube.

By: Grube, Nikolai
Contributor(s): Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum
Language: English Language: Spanish Publisher: Möckmühle : Anton Saurwein, 1995.Description: vii, 194p. : ill., maps, plans, tables ; 30cm.ISBN: 3931419010
Contents:
Contents: Introduction / N. Grube; Regional perspectives on the transition from preclassic to classic. Costa sur de Guatemala / M. Orrego Corzo; Preclásico a clásico en Tikal / J. Pedro Laporte; Early classic Maya civilization: a view from Río Azul / R.E.W. Adams; Ceremony and society at Cuello / N. Hammond; From chiefdoms to early states in the lowlands. Coming together at the Temple Mountain / N.P. Dunning; Desarrollo cultural y señales de alarma entre los Mayas / J. Antonio Valdés; External impetus, internal synthesis and standardization / Arlen F. Chase, D.Z. Chase; Preclassic and classic burials and caches in the Maya lowlands / E. Krejci, T.P. Culbert; The development of Maya writing from preclassic iconography. Sprouts and the early symbolism of rulers in Mesoamerica / Linda Schele; Crown of creation: the development of the Maya royal diadems / David Friedel, C. Suhler; La transición preclásico Tardío / F. Fahsen Ortega.
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The articles grew out of the symposium "From preclassic to early classic: the emergence of Maya culture" held at Hildesheim, November 1992 to accompany the exhibition "Die Welt der Maya" shown in the Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum at Hildesheim (Pref. p.vii).

Bibl.: p.169-185.

Contents: Introduction / N. Grube; Regional perspectives on the transition from preclassic to classic. Costa sur de Guatemala / M. Orrego Corzo; Preclásico a clásico en Tikal / J. Pedro Laporte; Early classic Maya civilization: a view from Río Azul / R.E.W. Adams; Ceremony and society at Cuello / N. Hammond; From chiefdoms to early states in the lowlands. Coming together at the Temple Mountain / N.P. Dunning; Desarrollo cultural y señales de alarma entre los Mayas / J. Antonio Valdés; External impetus, internal synthesis and standardization / Arlen F. Chase, D.Z. Chase; Preclassic and classic burials and caches in the Maya lowlands / E. Krejci, T.P. Culbert; The development of Maya writing from preclassic iconography. Sprouts and the early symbolism of rulers in Mesoamerica / Linda Schele; Crown of creation: the development of the Maya royal diadems / David Friedel, C. Suhler; La transición preclásico Tardío / F. Fahsen Ortega.

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