Palenque Recent Investigations at the Classic Maya Center

by Marken, Damien B.; Barnhart, Edwin L.; Balcells Gonzalez, Joshua A.; Child, Mark B.; Cruz, Arnoldo Gonzalez; French, Kirk D.; Matthews, Peter; Rands, Robert L.; Robertson, Merle Greene; Straight, Kirk D.; Stuardo, Rodrigo Liendo; Stuart, David; Larios Vil

• ISBN13: 9780759108752
• ISBN10: 0759108757
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-03-29
• Publisher: AltaMira Press

Summary

Although Palenque is one of the best-known and oldest Maya sites, little has been published in recent years on the ongoing work there. Damien Marken's collection brings the archaeological record of Palenque up to date. Chapters cover a wide range of topics, including architecture, hieroglyphic texts, the settlement and chronology of the site, and the theoretical and methodological concerns relating to the architectural excavations. Palenque represents an important new research tool for any Maya archaeologist. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Figures and Tables	p. vii
Foreword	p. xv
Preface	p. xxi
Introduction
Palenque Archaeology: An Introduction	p. 3
Chronology
Chronological Chart and Overview of Ceramic Developments at Palenque	p. 17
Palenque and Selected Survey Sites in Chiapas and Tabasco: The Preclassic	p. 25
The Construction Chronology of Palenque: Seriation within an Architectural Form	p. 57
Settlement
The Problem of Political Integration in the Kingdom of Baak	p. 85
Indicators of Urbanism at Palenque	p. 107
Creating Space through Water Management at the Classic Maya Site of Palenque, Chiapas	p. 123
Architecture and Excavation
Elite Residential Compounds at Late Classic Palenque	p. 135
Following the Traces of Temple XX: Proyecto Grupo de las Cruces 2002 Excavations	p. 161
A House of Cards: Construction, Proportion, and Form at Temple XIX, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico	p. 175
Religion and Ritual Spaces
Gods and Histories: Mythology and Dynastic Succession at Temples XIX and XXI at Palenque	p. 207
Ritual Purification and the Ancient Maya Sweatbath at Palenque	p. 233
Contemporary Concerns and Conclusions
Why Restore Architecture at Palenque?	p. 265
Conclusion: Reconceptualizing the Palenque Polity	p. 279
Index	p. 325
About the Contributors	p. 331
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