Publication

2014 - Archaeopress

Language

English

Word Count

34,500 words, Guess

Page Count

138 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781784910501
  • ISBN-101784910503
  • OCLC Control Number900180558
  • Better World Books9781784910501
  • Open LibraryOL28567263M

Classifications

  • LCCF1435.3.D84 P35 2014

Description

"Mesoamerica is one of the cradles of early civilizations in the ancient world, featuring a wide diversity of cultures exhibiting a high degree of social inequality and stratification. At the pinnacle of the society was the ruler, the court and the high elite. This social segment was responsible for the creation and consumption of the hallmarks of civilizations, including monumental architecture, great monolithic monuments and a wide array of highly decorated, exotic and exceptional material culture. As such royal courts defined the very tastes and styles that characterise entire civilizations. This volume collects eight recent and innovative studies on the subject rulership, palatial compounds and courtly culture. Together these studies span the breadth of Mesoamerica, from the Early Classic metropolis of Teotihuacan (ad 200-550), to Tenochtitlan, the Late Postclassic capital of the Aztec (ad 1300-1521), and from the arid central Mexican highlands in the west to the humid Maya lowlands in the east."--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Palaces and Courtly Culture in Ancient MesoamericaArchaeopress2014-01-01

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