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JANAAB' PAKAL OF PALANQUE
RECONSTRUCTING THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A MAYA RULER |
| By: |
Vera Tiesler (Editor), Andrea Cucina (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£32.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0816537313 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780816537310 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
30 November, 2017 |
| Pages: |
272 |
| Description: |
Excavations of Maya burial vaults at Palenque, Mexico, half a century ago revealed what was then the most extraordinary tomb finding of the pre-Columbian world. This book leads readers through the history of Pakal's discovery, skeletal analysis, and interpretation of Maya biographies, and also devotes considerable attention to the tomb of the "Red Queen" discovered at the site. |
| Synopsis: |
Excavations of Maya burial vaults at Palenque, Mexico, half a century ago revealed what was then the most extraordinary tomb finding of the pre-Columbian world; its discovery has been crucial to an understanding of the dynastic history and ideology of the ancient Maya. Over the years, new analytical tools introduced uncertainties regarding earlier interpretations of the findings, and a reanalysis of the remains of the ruler Janaab' Pakal using contemporary methodologies has led to new interpretations of former accounts of his life and death. The book leads readers through the history of Pakal's discovery, skeletal analysis, and interpretation of Maya biographies, and also devotes considerable attention to the tomb of the ""Red Queen"" discovered at the site. Findings from the new Transition Analysis aging method, histomorphometric analysis, and taphonomic imagery are presented to shed new light on the perplexing question of Pakal's age at death. Royal Maya life and death histories from the written record are also analyzed from a regional perspective to provide a broad panorama of the twisted power politics of rulers' families and the entangled genealogies of the Maya Classic period. A benchmark in biological anthropology, this volume reconsiders assumptions concerning the practices and lives of Maya rulers, posing the prospect that researchers too often find what they expect to find. In presenting an updated study of a well-known personage, it also offers innovative approaches to the biocultural and interdisciplinary re-creation of Maya dynastic history. |
| Illustrations: |
44 black and white illustrations, 3 maps, 13 tables |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of Arizona Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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