03695nam 2200685 450 991080725210332120230807193247.01-4773-0052-X10.7560/300510(CKB)3710000000478591(EBL)4401770(SSID)ssj0001552335(PQKBManifestationID)16171416(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001552335(PQKBWorkID)12448692(PQKB)11211824(MiAaPQ)EBC4401770(OCoLC)922325514(MdBmJHUP)muse48251(Au-PeEL)EBL4401770(CaPaEBR)ebr11252028(OCoLC)957699963(DE-B1597)587846(OCoLC)1286808473(DE-B1597)9781477300527(EXLCZ)99371000000047859120141204d2015 ub| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMortuary landscapes of the Classic Maya rituals of body and soul /Andrew K. SchererFirst edition.Austin :University of Texas Press,2015.1 online resource (324 p.)Linda Schele series in Maya and Pre-Columbian studiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-4773-0051-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Lived bodies -- Dead bodies -- Ritual, liminality, and the mortuary space -- The mortuary landscape.From the tombs of the elite to the graves of commoners, mortuary remains offer rich insights into Classic Maya society. In Mortuary Landscapes of the Classic Maya: Rituals of Body and Soul, the anthropological archaeologist and bioarchaeologist Andrew K. Scherer explores the broad range of burial practices among the Maya of the Classic period (AD 250–900), integrating information gleaned from his own fieldwork with insights from the fields of iconography, epigraphy, and ethnography to illuminate this society’s rich funerary traditions. Scherer’s study of burials along the Usumacinta River at the Mexican-Guatemalan border and in the Central Petén region of Guatemala—areas that include Piedras Negras, El Kinel, Tecolote, El Zotz, and Yaxha—reveals commonalities and differences among royal, elite, and commoner mortuary practices. By analyzing skeletons containing dental and cranial modifications, as well as the adornments of interred bodies, Scherer probes Classic Maya conceptions of body, wellness, and the afterlife. Scherer also moves beyond the body to look at the spatial orientation of the burials and their integration into the architecture of Maya communities. Taking a unique interdisciplinary approach, the author examines how Classic Maya deathways can expand our understanding of this society’s beliefs and traditions, making Mortuary Landscapes of the Classic Maya an important step forward in Mesoamerican archeology.Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies.MayasFuneral customs and ritesMayasAntiquitiesHuman remains (Archaeology)MexicoHuman bodySymbolic aspectsMexicoMayasFuneral customs and rites.MayasAntiquities.Human remains (Archaeology)Human bodySymbolic aspects972/.601Scherer Andrew K.1639864MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807252103321Mortuary landscapes of the Classic Maya3983139UNINA