Excavations in the Great Plaza, North Terrace, and North Acropolis of Tikal: Tikal Report 14
Excavations in the Great Plaza, North Terrace, and North Acropolis of Tikal: Tikal Report 14

Author: William R. Coe

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum of

Published: 1990-09-01

Total Pages: 1100

ISBN-13: 9780934718660

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This report is integral and pivotal to the entire Tikal publications series. Produced in six separate casebound volumes (3 of text, 2 of illustrations, a map box for oversize plans and sections), this monumental study looks at the very hub of Tikal. Tikal Report 14 is a tribute to its author, William R. Coe, who not only was able to salvage Tikal from the jungle but meticulously recorded all the resulting data in detailed plans, sections, drawings, and photographs, as well as the written word. This is an integrated site report of unprecedented size and scope. Tikal Report 14 will be of vital interest to field archaeologists and historians studying aspects of Mesoamerican culture.

Excavations in the West Plaza of Tikal
Excavations in the West Plaza of Tikal

Author: William A. Haviland

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Published: 2019-05-24

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1949057011

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This volume reports on excavations carried out by Peter D. Harrison in the early 1960s in the West Plaza of the Maya center of Tikal, Guatemala. Primarily descriptive in nature, this work is an important compliment to Tikal Report No. 14: Excavations in the Great Plaza, North Terrace, and North Acropolis of Tikal, by William R. Coe. The West Plaza was originally the western portion of the Great Plaza until construction of Great Temple II separated it. Subsequently, the West Plaza took on its own identity. This report presents data from these investigations no longer retrievable in the field and, therefore, of importance to anyone interested in the development of Tikal's epicenter. University Museum Monograph, 151

A Commentary on the Architecture of the North Acropolis, Tikal, Guatemala--Additions and Alterations
A Commentary on the Architecture of the North Acropolis, Tikal, Guatemala--Additions and Alterations

Author: H. Stanley Loten

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Published: 2007-07-10

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9781931707985

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A comprehensive series of reconstructed views rendered in colors approximating the original finishes of polished plaster and paint, with 42 different stages of development in three-dimensional form, show what the Acropolis looked like at various times from ca. 330 BCE to CE 600. On an accompanying CD-ROM 112 color plates include constructions of individual structures and some photos of Acropolis fabric at the time of excavation and consolidation. The text accompanying the color plates provides a rationale for the sequences illustrated and an interpretation of ancient Maya intentions in developing the architectural forms that were found, including ideas of rulership and monumental architecture. Content of this book's CD-ROM may be found online at this location: http://core.tdar.org/project/376585. University Museum Monograph, 128

Excavations in the Great Plaza, North Terrace, and North Acropolis of Tikal
Excavations in the Great Plaza, North Terrace, and North Acropolis of Tikal

Author: William R. Coe

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9780934718660

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This report is integral and pivotal to the entire Tikal publications series. Produced in six separate casebound volumes (3 of text, 2 of illustrations, a map box for oversize plans and sections), this monumental study looks at the very hub of Tikal. Tikal Report 14 is a tribute to its author, William R. Coe, who not only was able to salvage Tikal from the jungle but meticulously recorded all the resulting data in detailed plans, sections, drawings, and photographs, as well as the written word. This is an integrated site report of unprecedented size and scope. Tikal Report 14 will be of vital interest to field archaeologists and historians studying aspects of Mesoamerican culture. University Museum Monograph, 61

Excavations in the East Plaza of Tikal, Volumes I and II
Excavations in the East Plaza of Tikal, Volumes I and II

Author: Christopher Jones

Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology

Published: 1996-01-29

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9780924171420

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This book includes description of the excavations in the East Plaza and the large acropolis-like mound to the east. all of the structures of the East Plaza are supported by a single flat surface, Platform 5D-2. Excavation revealed that the area maintained a constancy of form over time. The East Plaza served as an area for the gathering of large crowds of people. The author has identified the eastern portion of the Plaza as the principal marketplace of Tikal. University Museum Monograph, 92

Mortuary Landscapes of the Classic Maya
Mortuary Landscapes of the Classic Maya

Author: Andrew K. Scherer

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2015-11-15

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 1477300511

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From the tombs of the elite to the graves of commoners, mortuary remains offer rich insights into Classic Maya society. In Mortuary Landscapes of the Classic Maya: Rituals of Body and Soul, the anthropological archaeologist and bioarchaeologist Andrew K. Scherer explores the broad range of burial practices among the Maya of the Classic period (AD 250–900), integrating information gleaned from his own fieldwork with insights from the fields of iconography, epigraphy, and ethnography to illuminate this society’s rich funerary traditions. Scherer’s study of burials along the Usumacinta River at the Mexican-Guatemalan border and in the Central Petén region of Guatemala—areas that include Piedras Negras, El Kinel, Tecolote, El Zotz, and Yaxha—reveals commonalities and differences among royal, elite, and commoner mortuary practices. By analyzing skeletons containing dental and cranial modifications, as well as the adornments of interred bodies, Scherer probes Classic Maya conceptions of body, wellness, and the afterlife. Scherer also moves beyond the body to look at the spatial orientation of the burials and their integration into the architecture of Maya communities. Taking a unique interdisciplinary approach, the author examines how Classic Maya deathways can expand our understanding of this society’s beliefs and traditions, making Mortuary Landscapes of the Classic Maya an important step forward in Mesoamerican archeology.

Motul de San José
Motul de San José

Author: Antonia E Foias

Publisher: University Press of Florida

Published: 2012-09-23

Total Pages: 553

ISBN-13: 0813042518

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Scholars have long debated the nature of Maya political organization during the Classic period (AD 250-950). Complex questions regarding political centralization, economic change, and the role of politics and economics in the rise and collapse of the civilization have been examined and reexamined from a variety of perspectives. Antonia Foias and Kitty Emery have assembled a broad collection of essays all focused on a single polity, that of Motul de San José. By presenting a coherent interdisciplinary body of archaeological and environmental data, the volume offers an intensely deep, focused investigation of the various models of the ancient Maya political and economic systems. Research conducted over six seasons of fieldwork reveals a more centralized political system than expected and uncovers the workings of the ancient economic structure. The contributors offer new details concerning how involved royals and nonroyal elites were in the politics of nearby states, as well as an extensive tribute system.

Mesoamerican Religions and Archaeology
Mesoamerican Religions and Archaeology

Author: Aleksandar Bošković

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

Published: 2017-01-26

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1784915033

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The main goal of this book is to produce a methodologically sound and ethically valid interdisciplinary introduction into the exciting world of ancient Mesoamerica.