Palaces and courtly culture in ancient Mesoamerica /
Mesoamerica is one of the cradles of early civilizations in the ancient world, featuring a wide diversity of cultures exhibiting a high degree of social inequality and stratification. At the pinnacle of the society was the ruler, the court and the high elite. This social segment was responsible for...
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Language: English
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Oxford :
Archaeopress,
[2014]
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Archaeopress pre-Columbian archaeology ;
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Call Number: F1434
| Summary: | Mesoamerica is one of the cradles of early civilizations in the ancient world, featuring a wide diversity of cultures exhibiting a high degree of social inequality and stratification. At the pinnacle of the society was the ruler, the court and the high elite. This social segment was responsible for the creation and consumption of the hallmarks of civilizations, including monumental architecture, great monolithic monuments and a wide array of highly decorated, exotic and exceptional material culture. As such royal courts defined the very tastes and styles that characterise entire civilizations. This volume collects eight recent and innovative studies on the subject rulership, palatial compounds and courtly culture by staff and students of the American Indian Languages and Culture studies programme at Department of Cross-cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour). |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| ISBN: | 9781784910518 (PDF ebook) : |