Tikal
Author: Elizabeth Mann
Publisher: Mikaya Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13: 193141405X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A history of the Maya Indians in the city of Tikal, founded in 800 B.C.
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Tikal
Author: John Montgomery
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This concise illustrated volume recounts Tikal's rise from prehistoric obscurity to unparalleled success at the height of Maya Civilisation, as well as its spectacular collapse and abandonment. Through the many hieroglyphic inscriptions, grave gifts from tombs, and a rich architectural and artistic legacy, the book recreates the political, and social life of the city and of the Maya in general.
Excavations in Residential Areas of Tikal--Groups with Shrines
Author: Marshall Joseph Becker
Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology
Published: 1999-01-29
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780924171710
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Intensive excavations in settlement areas within greater Tikal generated far more than an understanding of the complex gradations of social classes at this lowland Maya site. Identification of a specific architectural pattern associated with relatively small shrines on the eastern side of certain residential groups, and of a distinctive mortuary program, provides a means by which a "plaza plan" can be predicted using good site maps alone. This discovery enabled archaeologists to predict locations for high-status burials in residential as well as in ceremonial areas. Application of these findings at sites beyond Tikal has been demonstrated to be successful throughout the region and even beyond the Maya heartland. Identification of this "plaza plan" also has led us to recognize nine other architectural group plans at Tikal, providing a model for planning excavation strategies and developing theories of cultural change at Tikal and other Maya sites. University Museum Monograph, 104
The Artifacts of Tikal--Utilitarian Artifacts and Unworked Material
Author: Hattula Moholy-Nagy
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 1934536210
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Tikal Report 27 presents artifacts and associated unworked materials recovered by the University of Pennsylvania Museum's Tikal Project of 1956-1969.
The Ceramics of Tikal--Vessels from the Burials, Caches and Problematical Deposits
Author: T. Patrick Culbert
Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology
Published: 1993-01-29
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9780924171208
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This monograph contains the illustrations and descriptions of ceramics from special deposits (the burials, caches, and problematical deposits) from the central area of Tikal. These include the best-preserved whole vessels and elaborate polychrome painted and stuccoed cylinders, urns, and tripod vessels with appliquéd and painted ornament, and figural representations. Glyphs painted on some of these ceramics provide insights into the potentially royal lineage of the individuals. The ceramic sequence includes ten complexes dating between 800 B.C. (Middle Preclassic) and ca. A.D. 1200 (Postclassic). University Museum Monograph, 81
Tikal
Author: David L. Lentz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015-02-23
Total Pages: 373
ISBN-13: 1107027934
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The primary question addressed in this book focuses on how the ancient Maya in the northern Petén Basin sustained large populations during the Late Classic period.
The Monuments and Inscriptions of Tikal--The Carved Monuments
Author: Nicholas Jones
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 1934536377
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This study treats the entire corpus of stone and wood monuments from the Maya site of Tikal and lesser periphery locations. Each description includes details of provenience and condition. Every carved surface is illustrated by a standardized scale drawing, supplemented in almost every case by photographs.
Introduction to the Archaeology of Tikal, Guatemala
Author: William R. Coe
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 113
ISBN-13: 1934536342
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume offers a full review of the work of the Tikal Project of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Topics include initial motivations and theoretical concerns, procedures and standards used in excavation, a complete inventory of all excavations undertaken, a list of anticipated publications, and a Project bibliography.
The Graffiti of Tikal
Author: Helen Trik
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1934536369
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The graffiti incised on walls and other surfaces at the site of Tikal, Guatemala, afford an important and fascinating glimpse into a little-explored area of Classic Maya life. This wealth of figural and symbolic material was produced by the inhabitants of Tikal over a span of about 1500 years.
The Ceramic Sequence of Tikal
Author: T. Patrick Culbert
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Published: 2019-09-30
Total Pages: 561
ISBN-13: 1949057046
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The two volumes of the central Tikal ceramic reports (Tikal Reports 25A and 25B) present the information gathered from the analysis of all ceramics recovered by the University of Pennsylvania research project at Tikal between 1956 and 1970. Tikal Report 25A (Culbert 1993) contains illustrations and brief descriptive captions for all whole vessels recovered from burials, caches, and problematical deposits. Because Tikal Report 25A illustrates the often-spectacular decorated vessels from major burials, it is of the most general interest for comparative purposes. This volume, Tikal Report 25B, presents the Tikal sequence of nine ceramic complexes (the analysis of the small sample of Postclassic Caban ceramics was not completed), describes the ceramics from each complex, presents the data for all counted lots, and illustrates the material from sherd collections. It is a specialist volume, primarily of interest to those actively involved in research with Maya ceramics. The material is complemented by data in the Tikal Reports devoted to excavations and by the analysis of nonceramic artifactual material in Tikal Reports 27A and 27B (Moholy-Nagy and Coe 2008; Moholy-Nagy 2003).
