Research Catalog

Title

Maya E groups : calendars, astronomy, and urbanism in the early lowlands / edited by David A. Freidel, Arlen F. Chase, Anne S. Dowd, and Jerry Murdock.

Publication

Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2017]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Freidel, David A.
• Chase, Arlen F. (Arlen Frank), 1953-
• Dowd, Anne S.
• Murdock, Jerry

Description

xxi, 626 pages; 25 cm

Summary

"E groups" are not the fifth element but a group of structures in the temple complexes of Classic Maya City centers. In this volume from distinguished researchers of the Classic period, the E groups prove to be more than just records of the sun's passages through the years.

Series Statement

Maya studies

Uniform Title

Maya studies.

Subjects

• Mayas
• Maya architecture
• Maya architecture > Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize)
• Central America > Belize River Valley
• Mayas > Antiquities
• Antiquities
• Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize) > Antiquities
• Mayas > Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize) > Antiquities

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Preface: on the path of the sun -- E groups: historical perspectives: -- 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 -- The astronomy and cosmology of E groups: -- 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 archaeology of E groups -- 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, Petan, 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 -- Conclusion: 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.

Call Number

JFE 17-8605

ISBN

• 9780813054353
• 0813054354

LCCN

2017005516

OCLC

959592352

Title

Maya E groups : calendars, astronomy, and urbanism in the early lowlands / edited by David A. Freidel, Arlen F. Chase, Anne S. Dowd, and Jerry Murdock.

Publisher

Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2017]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Maya studies

Maya studies.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Added Author

Freidel, David A., editor.

Chase, Arlen F. (Arlen Frank), 1953- editor.

Dowd, Anne S., editor.

Murdock, Jerry, editor.

Research Call Number

JFE 17-8605