Archaeology at El Perú Waka' : ancient Maya performances of ritual, memory, and power /
"Archaeology at El Perú Waka' is the first book to summarize long-term research at this major Maya site. The results of fieldwork and subsequent analyses conducted by members of the El Perú Waka' Regional Archaeological Project are coupled with theoretical approaches treating the topi...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Tucson :
The University of Arizona Press,
2014.
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| Series: | Native peoples of the Americas.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1. Ritual, Memory, and Power among the Maya and at Classic Period El Perú-Waka' / Michelle Rich and Olivia Navarro-Farr
- Chapter 2. Stelae, Buildings, and People : Reflections on Ritual in the Archaeological Record at El Perú-Waka' / David A. Freidel and Hector L. Escobedo
- Chapter 3. A Palimpsest Effect : The Multi-Layered Meanings of Late-to-Terminal Classic Era Above-Floor Deposits at Structure M13-1 / Olivia C. Navarro-Farr and Ana Lucía Arroyave Prera
- Chapter 4. Royal Alliances, Ritual Behavior, and the Abandonment of the Royal Couple Building at El Perú-Waka' / Mary Jane Acuña
- Chapter 5. The Power of the Past : Crafting Meaning at a Royal Funerary Pyramid / Michelle Rich and Varinia Matute Rodríguez
- Chapter 6. Ritual and Remembrance at the Northwest Palace Complex, El Perú-Waka' / David F. Lee and Jennifer C. Piehl
- Chapter 7. The Ballcourt Complex at El Perú / Juan Carlos Melendeez Mollinedo
- Chapter 8. Ritual Narratives from El Perú-Waka' : Ceremonial Deposits in Non-Royal, Elite Contexts / Keith Eppich
- Chapter 9. Sansamal Performance : Variability in Ritual Contexts at El Perú-Waka' / Damien B. Marken
- Chapter 10. The Epigraphy of El Perú-Waka' / Stanley Paul Guenter
- Chapter 11. Flint for the Dead : Ritual Deposition of Production Debitage from El Perú-Waka', Burial 39 / Zachary Hruby and Michelle Rich
- Chapter 12. The Noblewomen of Waka' : Mortuary and Osteological Insights into the Construction of Gender, Identity, and Power / Jennifer Piehl, David Lee, and Michelle Rich
- Chapter 13. Surveying Landscapes of Power and Ritual at Waka' / Evangelina Tsesmeli
- Chapter 14. Action, Thought, and Negotiation in Ritual : A Commentary / Takeshi Inomata
- Epilogue / David A. Freidel and Hector L. Escobedo.
