Peraza Lope, Carlos, authorMasson, Marilyn A., authorHare, Timothy S., authorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032014http://hdl.handle.net/10217/87464Includes bibliographical references and index.With contributions by Timothy S. Hare, Kukulcan's Realm chronicles the fabric of socioeconomic relationships and religious practice that bound the Postclassic Maya city of Mayapán's urban residents together for nearly three centuries. Presenting results of ten years of household archaeology at the city, including field research and laboratory analysis, the book discusses the social, political, economic, and ideological makeup of this complex urban center. Masson and Peraza Lope's detailed overview provides evidence of a vibrant market economy that played a critical role in the city's political and economic success. They offer new perspectives from the homes of governing elites, secondary administrators, affluent artisans, and poorer members of the service industries. Household occupational specialists depended on regional trade for basic provisions that were essential to crafting industries, sustenance, and quality of life. Settlement patterns reveal intricate relationships of households with neighbors, garden plots, cultivable fields, thoroughfares, and resources. Urban planning endeavored to unite the cityscape and to integrate a pluralistic populace that derived from hometowns across the Yucatan peninsula.--Provided by publisher.Chapter 1. Archaeological investigations of an ancient urban place / Marilyn A. Masson and Carlos Peraza Lope -- Chapter 2. Politics and monumental legacies / Carlos Peraza Lope and Marilyn A. Masson -- Chapter 3. An outlying temple, hall, and elite residence / Carlos Peraza Lope and Marilyn A. Masson -- Chapter 4. The urban cityscape / Timothy S. Hare, Marilyn A. Masson, and Carlos Peraza Lope -- Chapter 5. The social mosaic / Marilyn A. Masson, Timothy S. Hare, and Carlos Peraza Lope -- Chapter 6. The economic foundations / Marilyn A. Masson and Carlos Peraza Lope -- Chapter 7. Religious practice / Carlos Peraza Lope and Marilyn A. Masson -- Chapter 8. Militarism, misery, and collapse / Marilyn A. Masson and Carlos Peraza Lope -- Chapter 9. Recognizing complexity in urban life / Marilyn A. Masson and Carlos Peraza Lope.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Mayas -- Urban residence -- Mexico -- MayapanMaya architecture -- Mexico -- MayapanMayas -- Mexico -- Mayapan -- AntiqutiesExcavations (Archaeology) -- Mexico -- MayapanMayapan Site (Mexico)Mayapan (Mexico) -- AntiquitiesTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.