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Emblem and State in the Classic Maya Lowlands

Emblem and State in the Classic Maya Lowlands An Epigraphic Approach to Territorial Organization - Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Pre-Columbian Studies

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Publisher's Synopsis

Joyce Marcus reconstructs Classic Maya political organization through the use of evidence derived from epigraphy, settlement pattern surveys, and locational analysis. This study describes the development of a four-tiered settlement hierarchy and its subsequent collapse.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780884020660
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Imprint: Dumbarton Oaks
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Language: English
Number of pages: 203
Weight: 666g
Height: 250mm
Width: 150mm
Spine width: 19mm