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 a facsimile of an authentic Maya screenfold book, the Grolier Codex. 
 Chapters include: The Text and Context of the Cuychen Vase, Macal Valley, Belize, by Christophe Helmke, Jaime J. Awe, Shawn G. Morton, and Gyles Iannone....Ajpach' Waal: The Hieroglyphic Stairway of the Guzman Group of El Palmar, Campeche, Mexico, by Kenichiro Tsukamoto and Octavio Esparza....Middle Preclassic Caches from Ceibal, Guatemala, by Takeshi Inomata and Daniela Triadan....The Funerary Complex of Temple XX: Offering and Ritual in the Early Classic Period of Palenque, by Arnoldo Gonzalez Cruz and Joshua Balcells....The Fourth Maya Codex, by Michael Coe, Mary Miller, Stephen Houston, and Karl Taube...Royal Death, Tombs, and Cosmic Landscapes: Early Classic Maya Tomb Murals from Rio Azul, Guatemala, by Mary Jane Acuña...The Old Man of the Maya Universe: A Unitary Dimension to Ancient Maya Religion, by Simon Martin.

Maya Archaeology 3: Featuring the Grolier Codex

Michael Coe

Kenichiro Tsukamoto

Mary Miller

Stephen Houston

Karl Taube

Takeshi Inomata

Daniela Triadan

Christophe Helmke

Jaime Awe

Shawn Morton

Gyles Iannone

Octavio Esparza

Arnoldo Gonzalez

Joshua Balcells

Mary Jane Acuña

Simon, Martin

Precolumbia Mesoweb Press

The impression given by painted pottery, murals, and carved monuments in the Maya area is of a highly scheduled existence, marked by periodic and prescribed acts and ritual obligations, especially among the rulers and elites of antiquity. This relationship was mapped out in the very structure of their ancient cities, with wide processional ways leading to soaring pyramidal structures and temples that served as stages for the politico-religious rituals that sustained regal power over the masses gathered there in the grand plazas below. Given this, it is understandable that both professional archaeologists and laypersons alike are drawn to the many civic-ceremonial centers that dot the Mesoamerican landscape. But there is a world beneath this world. Below our feet, below the jungle floor, lies a hidden realm of caverns and caves, spectacular columned galleries stretching beyond the limits of even the most powerful headlamps, rushing rivers in steep-walled canyons, and crystal-clear lakes, eerily still in the murky and musty darkness. It is to these locations that the ancient Maya, both elite and non-elite, went to commune with deities and ancestors, to conduct funerary rituals, to make sacrifice and petition for rain, health, and prosperity. It is also to these locations that a few hardy archaeologists have ventured, seeking evidence of these ancient activities and to understand their meaning and significance. In this volume, we explore a small portion of the ancient Maya world that has been particularly influential in shaping our knowledge of these subterranean realms: the Macal River Valley of Belize.

The Realm Below: Speleoarchaeological Investigations in the Macal River Valley, Belize

Dorie Reents-Budet

Ronald Bishop

Maya Cities and Sacred Caves: A Guide to the Maya Sites of Belize, is a beautifully illustrated book that will appeal to students, visitors and anyone interested in learning about the wonders and achievements of ancient maya civilization. This introduction to the history and culture of the maya and their predecessors presents a fascinating overview of how climatic events, trade and warfare influenced these early peoples. The book also contains a descriptive chronology of Mesoamerica from Paleo-Indian times to the aftermath of the Spanish conquest. The up-to-date descriptions of Belize's archaeological sites serve as an excellent guide to the ancient cities and sacred caves of the eastern Maya lowlands.

Maya Cities and Sacred Caves

History

Ancient Civilizations

Cubola

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