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How the Maya built their world : energetics and ancient architecture

Title
How the Maya built their world : energetics and ancient architecture / Elliot M. Abrams.
Author
Abrams, Elliot Marc, 1954-
Publication
Austin : University of Texas Press, 1994.

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Description
xiii, 176 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • Maya architecture
  • City planning > Honduras
  • Urban Mayas
  • Mayas > Antiquities
  • Copán Site (Honduras)
  • Honduras > Antiquities
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Background to Architectural Energetics at Copan -- 3. Maya Architectural Forms -- 4. The Energetics of Construction -- 5. Costs and the Construction Process -- 6. Energetics and the Hierarchy of Social Power -- 7. The Organization of Construction Labor -- 8. Architecture and Economics -- 9. Conclusions -- Appendix A. Costs per Task per Structure -- Appendix B. Reuse Savings.
ISBN
  • 0292704615 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0292704623 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
93047995
OCLC
  • 29564628
  • ocm29564628
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries