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Anthropomorphizing the cosmos: Middle Preclassic lowland Maya figurines, ritual, and time

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dc.contributor.authorRice, Prudence M., author
dc.contributor.authorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-10T15:17:24Z
dc.date.available2019-04-10T15:17:24Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractExploring the sociocultural significance of approximately three hundred Middle Preclassic Maya figurines uncovered at Nixtun-Ch'ich' on Lake Petén Itzá in northern Guatemala. In this analysis--hand-modeled, terracotta, anthropomorphic fragments, animal figures, and musical instruments. Rice offers a broad swath of theory and comparative data on ritual practice.--Provided by publisher.
dc.description.tableofcontentsWhy figurines? -- Ritual, cooperation, costly signaling, and storytelling -- Overview: the human figure in formative Mesoamerica -- The Preclassic Maya lowlands and Central Petén -- Central Petén Preclassic anthropomorphic figurines: the body -- The human head and face in formative Mesoamerica: biological considerations -- Central Petén Preclassic anthropomorphic figurines: heads and faces -- Formative Mesoamerican heads: headgear, headdresses, and hairstyles -- Temporality, the sacred almanac, and writing -- Maya head-variant graphemes -- Summary and overview: Preclassic figurine heads and Classic Maya portrait glyphs -- Sound: musical instruments and zoomorphs -- Geochemistry: compositional analysis of Nixtun-Ch'ich' and Ixlu figurines -- Figurines, meanings, and contexts -- Anthropomorphizing the cosmos.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/194487
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
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dc.subjectMaya sculpture -- Guatemala -- Petén (Department)
dc.subjectMayas -- Guatemala -- Petén (Department) -- Antiquities
dc.subjectExcavations (Archaeology) -- Guatemala -- Petén (Department)
dc.subjectFigurines -- Guatemala -- Petén (Department)
dc.subjectRites and ceremonies -- Guatemala -- Petén (Department) -- History -- To 1500
dc.subjectNixtun-Ch'ich' Site (Guatemala)
dc.subjectPetén (Guatemala : Department) -- Antiquities
dc.titleAnthropomorphizing the cosmos: Middle Preclassic lowland Maya figurines, ritual, and time
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