Writing has often been put forth as one indicator of civilization. This correspondence dovetails with the even broader cross-species expectation that the degrees of social …
Record-Making and Record-Keeping in Early Societies provides a concise and up-to-date survey of early record-making and record-keeping practices across the world. It investigates …
M Looper - Journal of Archaeological Research, 2024 - Springer
In recent decades, the value of hieroglyphic texts to Maya archaeology has become increasingly clear. Texts provide precise chronologies and insights into the Maya worldview …
Untitled Page 1 Page 2 A CULTURAL HISTORY OF PEACE VOLUME 1 i Page 3 A Cultural History of Peace General Editor: Ronald Edsforth Volume 1 A Cultural History of Peace in …
H Moholy-Nagy - Ancient Mesoamerica, 2016 - cambridge.org
Stone stelae and altars inscribed with dates and bearing a portrait of the ruler they commemorate define the Classic period in the Maya lowlands. They attest to the ruling elite's …
The summer of 2016 produced discoveries of tremendous importance for understanding the political history of the Classic Maya lowlands. While excavating Structure A9 at Xunantunich …
Twenty years ago, I wrote a commentary on an intriguing set of codex-style vessels known as the Dynastic Vases (Martin 1997). Twelve in number, each of these cylindrical pots is …