Название: Landscapes of the Itza : Archaeology and Art History at Chichen Itza and Neighboring Sites
Автор: Linnea Wren, Cynthia Kristan-Graham
Издательство: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813054966
Год: 2018
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 319
Для сайта: LitMy
Размер: 7,7 МБ
Язык: Английский
Chichen Itza, the legendary capital and trading hub of the late Maya civilization, continues to fascinate visitors and researchers with unanswered questions about its people, rulers, rituals, economics, religion, politics, and even chronology. Addressing many of these current debates, contributors to Landscapes of the Itza question when the city's construction was completed, what the purposes of its famous pyramid and other buildings were, whether the city maintained strict territorial borders, and how the city's influence was felt in smaller neighboring settlements such as Popola, Ichmul de Morley, and Ek Balam. Special attention is given to the site's visual culture, including its architecture, epigraphy, ceramics, sculptures, and murals.