The Classic Maya(1st Edition) (Cambridge World Archaeology) by Stephen D. Houston, TakeshiInomata Paperback, 402 Pages, Published 2009 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-66972-6, ISBN: 0-521-66972-3
"In the first millennium AD, the Classic Maya created courtly societies in and around the Yucatan Peninsula that have left some of the most striking intellectual and aesthetic achievements of the ancient world, including large settlements like Tikal, Copan, and Palenque. This book is the first in-depth synthesis of the Classic Maya. It is richly informed by new decipherments of hieroglyphs and decades of intensive excavation and survey. ..."
Vanderbilt Institute of Mesoamerican Archaeology(Fol Pck Sl) Settlements and Fortifications of Aguateca : Archaeological Maps of a Petexbatun Center VIMA Series #4 by TakeshiInomata Hardcover, 24 Pages, Published 2007 by Vanderbilt University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8265-1529-2, ISBN: 0-8265-1529-0
"Book Plus CD. This volume is the supplement to Warfare and the Fall of a Fortified Center."
"The settlement of Aguateca, Guatemala, rapidly abandoned at the end of the Classic period (ca. AD 810), provides archaeological insight into the political, social, and economic lifestyle of Maya elite. Located at the southern end of the Petexabatun region, Aguateca is unique amoung Classic Maya sites, primarily as a result of its Pompeii-like level of preservation.Accompanied by clear and impressive illustrations, Burned Palaces and El ..."
Warfare and the Fall of a Fortified Center Archaeological Investigations at Aguateca (Vanderbilt Institute of Mesoamerican Archaeology Series) by TakeshiInomata, Arthur A. Demarest Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2007 by Vanderbilt University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8265-1419-6, ISBN: 0-8265-1419-7
"This volume presents for the first time the detailed data and dramatic findings of Inomata's investigations of this Classic period second capital of the ancient Maya Petexbatun kingdom. As widely discussed in journals and the media, the autonomous Aguateca subproject of the Vanderbilt Petexbatun research recovered remarkable new evidence on the violent end of a great Maya center,. This monograph presents summaries and interpretations of ..."
Mesoamerican Plazas(2nd Edition) Arenas of Community and Power by Kenichiro Tsukamoto, TakeshiInomata Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2015 by University Of Arizona Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-3246-9, ISBN: 0-8165-3246-X
"Until now, archaeological and historical studies of Mesoamerican plazas have been scarce compared to studies of the surrounding monumental architecture such as pyramidal temples and palaces. Many scholars have assumed that ancient Mesoamericans invested their labor, wealth, and symbolic value in pyramids and other prominent buildings, viewing plazas as by-products of these buildings. Even when researchers have recognized the potential s ..."
"This book discusses courts at specific centers and areas, presenting data from major research projects. It examines the beginning of the Copan dynasty and the possibility of its foreign origin. The book addresses the functions and meanings of thrones, referring to archaeological data from Uaxactun."
The Classic Maya(1st Edition) (Cambridge World Archaeology) by Stephen D. Houston, TakeshiInomata Hardcover, 402 Pages, Published 2009 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-66006-8, ISBN: 0-521-66006-8
"In the first millennium AD, the Classic Maya created courtly societies in and around the Yucatan Peninsula that have left some of the most striking intellectual and aesthetic achievements of the ancient world, including large settlements like Tikal, Copan, and Palenque. This book is the first in-depth synthesis of the Classic Maya. It is richly informed by new decipherments of hieroglyphs and decades of intensive excavation and survey. ..."
"Performances in the premodern communities shaped identities, created meanings, generated and maintained political control. But unlike other social scientists, archaeologists have not worked much with these concepts. Archaeology of Performance shows how the notions of theatricality and spectacle are as important economics and politics in understanding how ancient communities work. Without sacrificing conceptual rigor, the contributors dr ..."
"Mesoamerican archaeologists have long been interested in the collapse of political systems or civilizations but have been slow to undertake detailed abandonment analyses of specific settlements. The Archaeology of Settlement Abandonment in Middle America explores some of the old questions in Middle American archaeology in light of the newer theoretical approach provided by abandonment studies. Unlike much of the abandonment work previou ..."
"The two volumes of Royal Courts of the Ancient Maya provide current archaeological perspectives on Maya courts conceived as vital, functioning social groups composed of lords, courtiers, scribes, priests, and entertainers, among many others. In addition to archaeological data on the architecture and other spatial attributes of courts, the studies in the two volumes bring to bear on the topic the most recent evidence from inscriptions, v ..."
"Until now, archaeological and historical studies of Mesoamerican plazas have been scarce compared to studies of the surrounding monumental architecture such as pyramidal temples and palaces. Many scholars have assumed that ancient Mesoamericans invested their labor, wealth, and symbolic value in pyramids and other prominent buildings, viewing plazas as by-products of these buildings. Even when researchers have recognized the potential s ..."
"Continuing in the tradition of the Maya Archaeology series from Precolumbia Mesoweb Press, this volume offers chapters by leading authorities on discoveries and research in the field of Maya archaeology. Topics include a royal tomb at Palenque, an early Maya ceremonial center at Ceibal, a hieroglyphic stairway at El Palmar recording a pilgrimage to distant Copan, and breakthrough insights into Maya divinity. The volume is accompanied by ..."
Life and Politics at the Royal Court of Aguateca(Updated) Artifacts, Analytical Data, and Synthesis (Monographs of the Aquateca Archeological Project First Phase) by TakeshiInomata, Daniela Triadan Hardcover, 380 Pages, Published 2014 by University Of Utah Press ISBN-13: 978-1-60781-318-7, ISBN: 1-60781-318-1
"Aguateca is a Classic Mayan site located in the Petexbatun region of Guatemala. In this volume, Takeshi Inomata, Daniela Triadan, and their team examine the life of the Mayan royal family, nobles, and their retainers through the analysis of numerous complete and reconstructible artifacts left in this site’s elite residential area. Aguateca was unexpectedly attacked around AD 810, its central part was burned and its residents fled or wer ..."
"Performances in the premodern communities shaped identities, created meanings, generated and maintained political control. But unlike other social scientists, archaeologists have not worked much with these concepts. Archaeology of Performance shows how the notions of theatricality and spectacle are as important economics and politics in understanding how ancient communities work. Without sacrificing conceptual rigor, the contributors dr ..."
"Bonampak murals, Room 1, upper southern wall (digital enhancements by Doug
Stern to photographs of Enrico Ferrorelli, copyright National ... Bonampak murals,
Room 1, north wall (copy by Felipe Dávalos, courtesy Florida State Museum)."
"Altan Cilingiroglu and Mirjo Salvini, eds. Pp. 37— 65 . Rome: Istituto per gli studi
micenei ed egeo—anatolici CNR. Cilingiroglu, Altan, and Mirjo Salvini 1995 “
Rusahinili in Front of Mount Eridu”: The Urartian Fortress of Ayanis (7th Century
B.C.). Studi Micenei ed Egeo—Anatolici 35:111—124. 2001 Ayanis I : Ten Years
of Excavations at Rusahinili Eiduru-Kai, 1989— 1998. Documenta Asiana 6.
Rome: Istituto per gli studi micenei ed eg ..."