Geoffrey E. Braswell

The Maya and Teotihuacan

Reinterpreting Early Classic Interaction
Herausgeber: Braswell, Geoffrey E.

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Produktbeschreibung

The contributors to this volume present extensive new evidence from archaeology, iconography, and epigraphy to offer a more nuanced understanding of the interaction between the Early Classic Maya and Teotihuacan. Winner, Choice Outstanding Academic Book, 2005 Since the 1930s, archaeologists have uncovered startling evidence of interaction between the Early Classic Maya and the great empire of Teotihuacan in Central Mexico. Yet the exact nature of the relationship between these two ancient Mesoamerican civilizations remains to be fully deciphered. Many scholars have assumed that Teotihuacan colonized the Maya region and dominated the political or economic systems of certain key centers-perhaps even giving rise to state-level political organizations. Others argue that Early Classic rulers merely traded with Teotihuacan and skillfully manipulated its imported exotic goods and symbol sets to increase their prestige. Moving beyond these traditional assumptions, the contributors to this volume present extensive new evidence from archaeology, iconography, and epigraphy to offer a more nuanced understanding of the interaction between the Early Classic Maya and Teotihuacan. Investigating a range of Maya sites, including Kaminaljuyu, Copán, Tikal, Altun Ha, and Oxkintok, they demonstrate that the influence of Teotihuacan on the Maya varied in nature and duration from site to site, requiring a range of models to explain the patterns of interaction. Moreover, they show that the interaction was bidirectional and discuss how the Maya in turn influenced Teotihuacan.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Seitenzahl: 442
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 636g
• ISBN-13: 9780292705876
• ISBN-10: 0292705875
• Artikelnr.: 22225696

Autorenporträt

Edited by Geoffrey E. Braswell

Inhaltsangabe

* Figure List
* Foreword (Arthur A. Demarest)
* 1. Introduction: Reinterpreting Early Classic Interaction (Geoffrey
E. Braswell)
* 2. Teotihuacan, Militarism, and Pacific Guatemala (Frederick J. Bove
and Sonia Medrano Busto)
* 3. Dating Early Classic Interaction between Kaminaljuyu and Central
Mexico (Geoffrey E. Braswell)
* 4. Understanding Early Classic Interaction between Kaminaljuyu and
Central Mexico (Geoffrey E. Braswell)
* 5. Founding Events and Teotihuacan Connections at Copán, Honduras
(Robert J. Sharer)
* 6. Problematical Deposits and the Problem of Interaction: The
Material Culture of Tikal during the Early Classic Period (María
Josefa Iglesias Ponce de León)
* 7. Architectural Aspects of Interaction between Tikal and Teotihuacan
during the Early Classic Period (Juan Pedro Laporte)
* 8. Images of Power and the Power of Images: Early Classic
Iconographic Programs of the Carved Monuments of Tikal (James
Borowicz)
* 9. Teotihuacan at Altun Ha: Did It Make a Difference? (David M.
Pendergast)
* 10. Teotihuacan and Oxkintok: New Perspectives from Yucatán (Carmen
Varela Torrecilla and Geoffrey E. Braswell)
* 11. Tetitla and the Maya Presence at Teotihuacan (Karl A. Taube)
* 12. Teotihuacan and Early Classic Interaction: A Perspective from
Outside the Maya Region (George L. Cowgill)
* 13. The Maya and Teotihuacan (Joyce Marcus)
* Bibliography
* Index