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Astronomers, Scribes, and Priests: Intellectual Interchange between the Northern Maya Lowlands and Highland Mexico in the Late Postclassic Period (Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Pre-Columbian Studies) [Hardcover ]
Published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 2010
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Synopsis: Astronomers, Scribes, and Priests examines evidence for cultural interchange among the intellectual powerbrokers in Postclassic Mesoamerica, specifically those centered in the northern Maya lowlands and the central Mexican highlands. Contributors to the volume’s thirteen chapters bring an interdisciplinary perspective to understanding the interactions that led to shared content in hieroglyphic codices and mural art. The authors address similarities in artifacts, architectural styles, and building alignments—often produced in regions separated by hundreds of miles—based on their analyses of iconographic, archaeological, linguistic, and epigraphic material. The volume includes a wealth of new data and interpretive frameworks in this comprehensive discussion of a critical time period in the Mesoamerican past.
About the Author: Gabrielle Vail is Researcher in Anthropology at Tulane University.
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Title: Astronomers, Scribes, and Priests: ...
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: new