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200 10$aDeath and the classic Maya kings /$fJames L. Fitzsimmons
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2009
215   $a1 online resource (312 p.) 
225 1 $aThe Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-columbian studies
300   $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
311   $a0-292-71890-X 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [209]-259) and index.
327   $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tList of Figures and Tables -- $tA Note on Orthography -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tOne. Celebrations for the Dead -- $tTwo. Death and the Afterlife in the Lowlands -- $tThree. Royal Funerals -- $tFour. Death and Landscape -- $tFive. Entering the Tombs of the Classic Maya Kings -- $tSix. The Dead King and the Body Politic -- $tGuide to Appendixes -- $tAppendix 1. Burial Structures and Contexts -- $tAppendix 2. Body Preparations and Funerary Activities -- $tAppendix 3. Grave Goods -- $tNotes -- $tReferences -- $tIndex
330   $aLike their regal counterparts in societies around the globe, ancient Maya rulers departed this world with elaborate burial ceremonies and lavish grave goods, which often included ceramics, red pigments, earflares, stingray spines, jades, pearls, obsidian blades, and mosaics. Archaeological investigation of these burials, as well as the decipherment of inscriptions that record Maya rulers' funerary rites, have opened a fascinating window on how the ancient Maya envisaged the ruler's passage from the world of the living to the realm of the ancestors. Focusing on the Classic Period (AD 250-900), James Fitzsimmons examines and compares textual and archaeological evidence for rites of death and burial in the Maya lowlands, from which he creates models of royal Maya funerary behavior. Exploring ancient Maya attitudes toward death expressed at well-known sites such as Tikal, Guatemala, and Copan, Honduras, as well as less-explored archaeological locations, Fitzsimmons reconstructs royal mortuary rites and expands our understanding of key Maya concepts including the afterlife and ancestor veneration.
410  0$aLinda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies.
606   $aMayas$xKings and rulers$xDeath and burial
606   $aMayas$xFuneral customs and rites
606   $aMayan languages$xWriting
606   $aTombs$zMexico
606   $aHuman remains (Archaeology)$zMexico
607   $aMexico$xAntiquities
615  0$aMayas$xKings and rulers$xDeath and burial.
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615  0$aMayan languages$xWriting.
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615  0$aHuman remains (Archaeology)
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