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Palenque: Recent Investigations at the Classic Maya Center
Palenque is one of the best known and oldest Mayan archaeological sites. But recently little has been published on the ongoing work here. Marken's collection brings the archaeological record of Palenque up to date. Chapters cover a wide range of topics from architecture to hieroglyphic texts, from broad issues of chronology to settlement to theoretical and methodological issues concerning architectural excavations. Palenque represents an important update of research for any Mayan archaeologist.
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Palenque: Recent Investigations at the Classic Maya Center
Palenque is one of the best known and oldest Mayan archaeological sites. But recently little has been published on the ongoing work here. Marken's collection brings the archaeological record of Palenque up to date. Chapters cover a wide range of topics from architecture to hieroglyphic texts, from broad issues of chronology to settlement to theoretical and methodological issues concerning architectural excavations. Palenque represents an important update of research for any Mayan archaeologist.
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Palenque: Recent Investigations at the Classic Maya Center
Palenque is one of the best known and oldest Mayan archaeological sites. But recently little has been published on the ongoing work here. Marken's collection brings the archaeological record of Palenque up to date. Chapters cover a wide range of topics from architecture to hieroglyphic texts, from broad issues of chronology to settlement to theoretical and methodological issues concerning architectural excavations. Palenque represents an important update of research for any Mayan archaeologist.
Damien B. Marken is a member of the mapping team for the Proyecto Arqueológico El Perú-Waka’ in Guatemala.
Table of Contents
1 Foreword2 PrefacePart 3 INTRODUCTION4 Palenque Archaeology: An IntroductionPart 5 CHRONOLOGY6 Chronological Chart and Overview of Ceramic Developments at Palenque7 Palenque and Selected Survey Sites in Chiapas and Tabasco: The Preclassic8 The Construction Chronology of Palenque: Seriation Within an Architectural FormPart 9 SETTLEMENT10 The Problem of Political Integration in the Kingdom of Baak11 Indicators of Urbanism at Palenque12 Creating Space through Water Management at the Classic Maya Site of Palenque, ChiapasPart 13 ARCHITECTURE AND EXCAVATION14 Elite Residential Compounds at Late Classic Palenque15 Following the Traces of Temple XX: Proyecto Grupo de las Cruces 2002 Excavations16 A House of Cards: Construction, Proportion and Form at Temple XIX, Palenque, Chiapas, MexicoPart 17 RELIGION AND RITUAL SPACES18 Gods and Histories: Mythology and Dynastic Succession at Temples XIX and XXI at Palenque19 Ritual Purification and the Ancient Maya Sweatbath at Palenque20 CONTEMPORARY CONCERNS AND CONCLUSIONS21 Why Restore Architecture at Palenque?22 Conclusion: Reconceptualizing the Palenque Polity23 Index24 About the Contributors
