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  | | Heart of Creation(1st Edition) The Mesoamerican World and the Legacy of Linda Schele by Andrea Joyce Stone, Andrea J. Stone, Contributor-Marc Zender, Contributor-Barbara Macleod, Contributor-Federico Fahsen, Contributor-Nikolai Grube, Contributor-Duncan Earle, Contributor-Gillett Griffin, Contributor-Anthony Aveni, Contributor-Susan Milbrath, Contributor-Annabeth Headrick, Contributor-Mary Miller, Elin C. Danien, David M. Schele, Dorie Reents-Budet, Merle Greene Robertson, Contributor-Rex Koontz, Elizabeth P. Benson, Michael D. Coe, Julia Guernsey Kappelman, Constance Cortez, Kathryn Reese-Taylor, Matthew G. Looper, David A. Freidel, David B. Kelley, David H. Kelley, Contributor-Andrea Stone, Linda Schele, Contributor-Dav, University Alabama Press Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2002 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-1138-4, ISBN: 0-8173-1138-6 "This accessible, state-of-the-art review of Mayan hieroglyphics and cosmology also serves as a tribute to one of the field's most noted pioneers. The core of this book focuses on the current study of Mayan hieroglyphics as inspired by the recently deceased Mayanist Linda Schele. As author or coauthor of more than 200 books or articles on the Maya, Schele served as the chief disseminator of knowledge to the general public about this anci ..." |
 | | Cosmology, Calendars, and Horizon-Based Astronomy in Ancient Mesoamerica by Anne S. Dowd, Susan Milbrath 440 Pages, Published 2015 by University Press Of Colorado ISBN-13: 978-1-4571-9375-0, ISBN: 1-4571-9375-2 "The concept of previous Suns may also be found in Postclassic and Colonial Maya texts (see Vail and Hernández 2013, chap. 7). Return to text. 3. The numbers designated by a “T” refer to entries in the glyph catalog developed by Eric Thompson in the 1960s (Thompson 1962). The three-digit alphanumeric codes were developed by Macri and Looper (2003) for Classic period contexts and applied to the codices by Macri and Vail (2009). The t ..." |
 | | Decoding the Codex Borgia Visual Symbols of Time and Space in Ancient Mexico by Susan Milbrath Hardcover, Published 2024 by University Press Of Florida ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-6992-0, ISBN: 0-8130-6992-0 ""This book explores the rich symbolism of the Codex Borgia, a masterpiece of Pre-Columbian art dating to the fifteenth century, showing how the manuscript's intricate and colorful imagery conveys complex ideas related to Mesoamerican myths ..." |
 | | Cosmology, Calendars, and Horizon-Based Astronomy in Ancient Mesoamerica by Anne S. Dowd, Susan Milbrath 440 Pages, Published 2015 by University Press Of Colorado ISBN-13: 978-1-60732-379-2, ISBN: 1-60732-379-6 "Bollingen Series 17. New York: Pantheon Books. Carlson, John B. 1982. “The Double-Headed Dragon and the Sky: A Pervasive Cosmological Symbol.” In Ethnoastronomy and Archaeoastronomy in the American Tropics, edited by Anthony F. Aveni and Gary Urton, 135–63. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 385. New York: New York Academy of Sciences. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1982.tb34263.x. Carlson, John B. 1990. “Ameri ..." |
 | | Heaven and Earth in Ancient Mexico Astronomy and Seasonal Cycles in the Codex Borgia by Susan Milbrath 224 Pages, Published 2013 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-74411-0, ISBN: 0-292-74411-0 "Apparently, lunar eclipses in the Codex Borgia are depicted by blindfolding the eyes of a lunar deity to indicate diminished light, whereas solar eclipse images show a bleeding sun disk. The dramatic image on Borgia 40 portrays a total eclipse in August 1496 involving an attack on the sun by Venus gods. As noted above, the eclipsed sun is a black god covered with bleeding sun disks and stars. The Sun God has been devoured by the Ea ..." |
 | | Heaven and Earth in Ancient Mexico Astronomy and Seasonal Cycles in the Codex Borgia (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies) by Susan Milbrath Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2013 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-74373-1, ISBN: 0-292-74373-4 "The Codex Borgia, a masterpiece that predates the Spanish conquest of central Mexico, records almanacs used in divination and astronomy. Within its beautifully painted screenfold pages is a section (pages 29-46) that shows a sequence of enigmatic pictures that have been the subject of debate for more than a century. Bringing insights from ethnohistory, anthropology, art history, and archaeoastronomy to bear on this passage, Susan Milbra ..." |
 | | Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies Heaven and Earth in Ancient Mexico: Astronomy and Seasonal Cycles in the Codex Borgia by Susan Milbrath Published 2013 ISBN-13: 978-0-292-74410-3, ISBN: 0-292-74410-2 |
 | | Star Gods of the Maya Astronomy in Art, Folklore, and Calendars by Susan Milbrath Published 2010 ISBN-13: 978-0-292-79793-2, ISBN: 0-292-79793-1 |
 | | Star Gods of the Maya Astronomy in Art, Folklore, and Calendars by Susan Milbrath 382 Pages, Published 2010 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-77851-1, ISBN: 0-292-77851-1 "The observatory or zenith tube at Xochicalco (18°8'N) marks an interval of fiftytwo days from when the sun first enters the chamber on April 29/30 to the summer solstice (Morante Lopez 1995:47, 60). Ruben Morante Lopez points out that similar configurations may be evident near the northern limit of the Maya area at Chichén Itza' (20°40'N), where the Osario has a zenith tube that remains to be tested. In Oaxaca, to the west of the M ..." |
 | | Star Gods of the Maya Astronomy in Art, Folklore, and Calendars (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies) by Susan Milbrath Hardcover, 382 Pages, Published 1999 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-75225-2, ISBN: 0-292-75225-3 "Observations of the sun, moon, planets, and stars played a central role in ancient Maya lifeways, as they do today among contemporary Maya who maintain the traditional ways. This pathfinding book reconstructs ancient Maya astronomy and cosmology through the astronomical information encoded in Precolumbian Maya art and confirmed by the current practices of living Maya peoples.Susan Milbrath opens the book with a discussion of modern Maya ..." |
 | | Birds and Beasts of Ancient Latin America(1st Edition) by Elizabeth P. Benson, Susan Milbrath Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 1997 by University Press Of Florida ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-1518-7, ISBN: 0-8130-1518-9 "Elizabeth P. Benson provides an engaging overview of the depiction of animals in the pre-Columbian art of Latin America. Drawing on an extensive set of images (many of them previously unpublished) from the collections of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, and the Florida Museum of Natural History, she examines the practical, ritualistic, and mythic importance of ..." |
 | | First Encounters(Reprint) Spanish Explorations in the Caribbean and the United States, 1492-1570 (Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series) by Susan Milbrath, Jerald T. Milanich Paperback, 236 Pages, Published 2018 by Library Press At Uf ISBN-13: 978-1-947372-66-5, ISBN: 1-947372-66-1 "The books in the Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series demonstrate the University Press of Florida’s long history of publishing Latin American and Caribbean studies titles that connect in and through Florida, highlighting the connections between the Sunshine State and its neighboring islands. Books in this series show how early explorers found and settled Florida and the Caribbean. They tell the tales of early pioneers, both forei ..." |
 | | Cosmology, Calendars, and Horizon-Based Astronomy in Ancient Mesoamerica(1st Edition) by Anne S. Dowd, Susan Milbrath, E. C. Krupp Hardcover, 440 Pages, Published 2015 by University Press Of Colorado ISBN-13: 978-1-60732-378-5, ISBN: 1-60732-378-8 ""Cosmology, Calendars, and Horizon-Based Astronomy in Ancient Mesoamerica" is an interdisciplinary tour de force that establishes the critical role astronomy played in the religious and civic lives of the ancient peoples of Mesoamerica. Providing extraordinary examples of how Precolumbian peoples merged ideas about the cosmos with those concerning calendar and astronomy, the volume showcases the value of detailed examinations of astrono ..." |
 | | Study of Olmec Sculptural Chronology (Studies in Pre-Columbian Art and Archaeology, No 23) by Susan Milbrath Paperback, 75 Pages, Published 1979 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-093-6, ISBN: 0-88402-093-2 "The upper ledge on Altar 6 is even lower than on Group Ib and II altars, and seems to crowd the shoulders of the figure. The niche opening characteristic of Group I and II altars is absent. The block-like form of the figure and the lack of sharp angles at the juncture between the figure and the altar face make it appear to blend into the squared form of the altar block. Drucker, Heizer, and Squier ( 1959: 201) note the stylistic sim ..." |
 | | Star Gods of the Maya(1st Edition) Astronomy in Art, Folklore, and Calendars (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies) by Susan Milbrath . Paperback, 382 Pages, Published 1999 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-75226-9, ISBN: 0-292-75226-1 "Observations of the sun, moon, planets, and stars played a central role in ancient Maya lifeways, as they do today among contemporary Maya who maintain the traditional ways. This pathfinding book reconstructs ancient Maya astronomy and cosmology through the astronomical information encoded in Precolumbian Maya art and confirmed by the current practices of living Maya peoples. Susan Milbrath opens the book with a discussion of modern Ma ..." |
 | | First Encounters Spanish Explorations in the Caribbean and the United States, 1492-1570 (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series) by Jerald T. Milanich, Susan Milbrath Hardcover, 232 Pages, Published 1989 by University Press Of Florida ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-0946-9, ISBN: 0-8130-0946-4 ""An excellent paradigm of what historical archaeology and history have to offer in illuminating out past. Skillfully edited…Milanich and Milbrath have impressively skimmed the cream of the past decade of research."--Bruce D. Smith, Smithsonian InstitutionDrawing on the most recent historical and archaeological research, First Encounters describes the period of early Spanish contact with New World peoples. This series of highly readable ..." |
 | | Birds and Beasts of Ancient Mesoamerica Animal Symbolism in the Postclassic Period by Susan Milbrath, Elizabeth Baquedano 441 Pages, Published 2023 by University Press Of Colorado ISBN-13: 978-1-64642-461-0, ISBN: 1-64642-461-1 "Animal Symbolism in the Postclassic Period Susan Milbrath, Elizabeth ... collaborator in the destruction of the bones of the first men. Despite the ... Susan Milbrath and Elizabeth Baquedano for the invitation to participate in this book ..." |
 | | First Encounters - eBook by Jerald T. Milanich, Susan Milbrath 413 Pages, Published 2018 by University Press Of Florida ISBN-13: 978-1-947372-67-2, ISBN: 1-947372-67-X "... Susan Milbrath. Contributors. Edward Chaney, Department of Anthropology, Florida Museum o f Natural History, Gainesville, FL 32611 Kathleen Deagan, Department of Anthropology, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL 32611 ..." |
 | | First Encounters(1st Edition) Spanish Explorations in the Caribbean and the United States, 1492-1570 (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series) by Jerald T. Milanich, Susan Milbrath, Samuel Proctor Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 1989 by University Press Of Florida ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-0947-6, ISBN: 0-8130-0947-2 "An excellent paradigm of what historical archaeology and history have to offer in illuminating out past. Skillfully editedâ¦Milanich and Milbrath have impressively skimmed the cream of the past decade of research.” –Bruce D. Smith, Smithsonian Institution Drawing on the most recent historical and archaeological research, First Encounters describes the period of early Spanish contact with New World peoples. This series of highly readabl ..." |
 | | Study of Olmec Sculptural Chronology (Studies in Pre-Columbian Art and Archaeology, No 23) by Susan Milbrath Published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library ISBN-13: 978-88-402-0932-6, ISBN: 88-402-0932-8 |
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