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The Classic Maya(1st Edition)
(Cambridge World Archaeology)
by Stephen D. Houston, Takeshi Inomata
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. ..."






Maya Archaeology 3(1st Edition)
Featuring the Grolier Codex
by Stephen Houston, Michael Coe, Mary Miller, Karl Taube, Simon Martin, Takeshi Inomata, Daniela Triadan, Christophe Helmke, Jaime Awe, Shawn Morton, Gyles Iannone, Kenichiro Tsukamoto, Octavio Esparza, Arnoldo Gonzalez, Joshua Balcells, Mary Jane Acuña, Joel Skidmore, Charles Golden, Chip Breitwieser, Charles W. Golden
Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2015 by Precolumbia Mesoweb Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-9859317-0-4, ISBN: 0-9859317-0-1

"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 ..."






Royal Courts of the Ancient Maya, Vol. 1
Theory, Comparison, and Synthesis
by Takeshi Inomata, Stephen D. Houston
Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2000 by Westview Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8133-3640-4, ISBN: 0-8133-3640-6

"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 ..."






The Classic Maya(1st Edition)
(Cambridge World Archaeology)
by Stephen D. Houston, Takeshi Inomata
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. ..."






Royal Courts Of The Ancient Maya(1st Edition)
Volume 2: Data And Case Studies
by Takeshi Inomata, Stephen D. Houston
Hardcover, 432 Pages, Published 2019 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-367-31780-5, ISBN: 0-367-31780-X

"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."






Royal Courts Of The Ancient Maya
Volume 1: Theory, Comparison, And Synthesis
by Takeshi Inomata, Stephen D. Houston
Published 2019 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-367-31779-9, ISBN: 0-367-31779-6






Royal Courts Of The Ancient Maya
Volume 1: Theory, Comparison, And Synthesis
by Takeshi Inomata, Stephen D. Houston
256 Pages, Published 2008 by Westview Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-7867-4244-8, ISBN: 0-7867-4244-5

"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)."






Royal Courts Of The Ancient Maya(1st Edition)
Volume 2: Data And Case Studies
by Takeshi Inomata, Stephen D. Houston, Richard Delgado
Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2001 by Perseus
ISBN-13: 978-0-8133-3880-4, ISBN: 0-8133-3880-8

"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 ..."






Archaeology in Society Ser.
Archaeology of Performance : Theaters of Power, Community, and Politics
by Takeshi Inomata, Lawrence S. Coben, John Baines, Ian Hodder, Stephen D. Houston, Susan Kus, Jerry D. Moore, Victor Raharijaona, Adam T. Smith, Daniela Triadan, Inomata/Coben
Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2006 by Altamira Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-0876-9, ISBN: 0-7591-0876-5

"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 ..."






Archaeology of Performance
Theaters of Power, Community, and Politics (Archaeology in Society)
by Takeshi Inomata, Lawrence S. Coben, John Baines, Ian Hodder, Stephen D. Houston, Susan Kus, Jerry D. Moore, Victor Raharijaona, Adam T. Smith, Daniela Triadan, Inomata/Coben
Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2006 by Altamira Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-0877-6, ISBN: 0-7591-0877-3

"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 ..."






Palaces of the Ancient New World
(Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia)
by Joanne Pillsbury, David Webster, Takeshi Inomata, Craig Morris, Susan Toby Evans, Lucy C. Salazar, Ben A. Nelson, E. Wyllys Andrews, William H. Isbell, Stephen D. Houston, Prof Joanne Pillsbury
Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2009 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection
ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-341-8, ISBN: 0-88402-341-9

" Among the most sumptuous buildings of antiquity were royal palaces. As in the Old World, kings and nobles of ancient Mexico and Peru had luxurious administrative quarters in cities, and exquisite pleasure palaces in the countryside. This volume explores the great houses of the ancient New World, from palaces of the Aztecs and Incas, looted by the Spanish conquistadors, to those lost high in the Andes and deep in the jungle. This volume ..."






Palaces of the Ancient New World
(Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Conference Proceedings)
by Susan Toby Evans, Joanne Pillsbury, Takeshi Inomata, Craig Morris, David Webster, Lucy C. Salazar, Ben A. Nelson, E. Wyllys Andrews, William H. Isbell, Stephen D. Houston
Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2004 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection
ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-300-5, ISBN: 0-88402-300-1

" Among the most sumptuous buildings of antiquity were royal palaces. As in the Old World, kings and nobles of ancient Mexico and Peru had luxurious administrative quarters in cities, and exquisite pleasure palaces in the countryside. This volume explores the great houses of the ancient New World, from palaces of the Aztecs and Incas, looted by the Spanish conquistadors, to those lost high in the Andes and deep in the jungle. This volume ..."






Royal Courts of the Ancient Maya
Volume 1: Theory, Comparison, and Synthesis
by Takeshi Inomata
316 Pages, Published 2018 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-429-97717-6, ISBN: 0-429-97717-4

"In Norman Hammond, ed., Social Process in Maya Prehistory: Essays in Honor of Sir Eric Thompson, pp. 327–349. London: ... of the Maya Scribe. New York: Harry N. Abrams. ... Fash, William L., Jr. 1989. “The Sculptural ... Scribes, Warriors, and Kings: The City of Copan and the Ancient Maya. London: ... In Justin Kerr, ed., The Maya Vase Book: A Corpus of Rollout Photographs of Maya Vases, vol. 3, pp ."






Royal Courts of the Ancient Maya
Volume 2: Data and Case Studies
by Takeshi Inomata
432 Pages, Published 2018 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-429-97716-9, ISBN: 0-429-97716-6

"The large acropolis east of the site's axial line, Mound 27, was intensively tested by Pierre Agrinier in 1965-1973 with three large trenches, seven small trenches, and 10 test pits (Agrinier 2000). The E-Group at Mirador consists of the long ..."






Mesoamerican Plazas
Arenas of Community and Power
by Kenichiro Tsukamoto, Takeshi Inomata
280 Pages, Published 2014 by University Of Arizona Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-9879-3, ISBN: 0-8165-9879-7

"... and a much fuller picture of the organization of the sacbe system and the outlying groups they connect, owing to a survey conducted by rafael cobos ( 2003a, 2003b; cobos and Winemiller 2001) and by Francisco Pérez ruiz of schmidt's project. it is clear that the progressive development of the Toltec arrangement was marked by the greater prominence and significant reorganization of outly- ing elite residential groups (cobos 2003a; ..."






Warfare and the Fall of a Fortified Center
Archaeological Investigations at Aguateca (Vanderbilt Institute of Mesoamerican Archaeology Series)
by Takeshi Inomata, 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 ..."






Vanderbilt Institute of Mesoamerican Archaeology
Settlements and Fortifications of Aguateca : Archaeological Maps of a Petexbatun Center VIMA Series #4
by Takeshi Inomata
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."






Archaeology of Performance
Theaters of Power, Community, and Politics
by Takeshi Inomata, Lawrence S. Coben
352 Pages, Published 2006 by Rowman Altamira
ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-1440-1, ISBN: 0-7591-1440-4

"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 ..."






Archaeology Of Settlement Abandonment of Middle America(1st Edition)
(Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry)
by Takeshi Inomata, Ronald W. Webb
Paperback, 264 Pages, Published 2003 by University Of Utah Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-87480-753-0, ISBN: 0-87480-753-0

"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 ..."






Archaeology of Settlement Abandonment of Middle America
(Archaeology of Settlement Abandonment in Middle America)
by Takeshi Inomata, Ronald W. Webb
Hardcover, 230 Pages, Published 2003 by University Of Utah Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-87480-752-3, ISBN: 0-87480-752-2



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