Paleoclimatologists have discovered abundant evidence that droughts coincided with
collapse of the Lowland Classic Maya civilization, and some argue that climate change …

The first Maya encountered by Europeans in the early sixteenth century were exceedingly
warlike, but by the 1940s the earlier Classic Maya (AD 250–1000) were widely perceived as …

The Classic Maya have long presented scholars with vexing problems. One of the longest
running and most contested of these, and the source of deeply polarized interpretations, has …

Bibliography Page 1 Abbott, Elizabeth. 1999. A History of Celibacy. Cambridge, Mass.: Da
Capo Press. Acuña, René. 1978. Farsas y representaciones escénicas de los mayas antiguos …

Examining a wide range of archaeological data, and using it to explore issues such as the
sexual body, mind/body dualism, body modification, and magical practices, Lynn Meskell …

Of all the planets, Venus is clearly the most important in Maya art, cosmology, and
calendrics. Like the Moon, Venus has multiple personalities. Different Venus gods embody …

The ancient Maya and other Mesoamerican peoples showed an intense interest in invoking
the senses, especially hearing, sight, and smell. The senses were flagged by graphic …

This final chapter situates Classic Maya burials within the greater landscape of Maya
communities and kingdoms. As is true of most lineage-organized societies, ancestors …

Theatrical performances not only communicate preexisting ideas but also define political
reality as it is experienced by participants. Theatrical events thus constitute a critical process …

Recent decipherments of Classic Maya hieroglyphs (ca. ad 250 to 850) reveal phonological
and morphological patterns that, through epigraphic and historical analyses, isolate a single …