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La estructura urbana de las ciudades Mayas del período clásico

Title
La estructura urbana de las ciudades Mayas del período clásico / Andrea Peiró Vitoria.
Author
Peiró Vitoria, Andrea
Publication
  • Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, [2018]
  • ©2018

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viii, 463 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans; 31 cm.
Summary
"The Classic period of Maya civilization marks the peak of large-scale construction and urbanism. Multiple city-states had populations numbering more than 10,000 who shared complex urban structure. But did urban planning already exist in Mayan cities? The study by Andrea Peiró Vitoria considers different perspectives, with special emphasis on composition aspects, and starts from the analysis of the existent cartography. First of all, the creation of a homogeneous cartographic database makes possible the comparative studies between different sites. The use of this new database allows to provide a selection of cites that represents a varied and comparable sample. An urban analysis methodology is used to identify the main composition characteristics of each site and a comparative research is conducted to establish common patterns, criteria for spatial arrangements, and evolutionary theories. Even though every site has its own peculiarities, this research work identifies compositional and geometrical features and topological repetition with a clearly intended order and orientation that prove that urban and land-use planning existed in Mayan cities."--
Series Statement
Forschungen zur Archäologie aussereuropäischer Kulturen ; Band 15
Uniform Title
Forschungen zur Archäologie aussereuropäischer Kulturen ; Bd. 15.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-307).
Language (note)
  • In Spanish; abstracts in English and German.
ISBN
  • 9783447110778
  • 3447110775
OCLC
  • on1079871757
  • 1079871757
  • SCSB-9262810
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Columbia University Libraries