New Perspectives on Human Sacrifice and Ritual Body Treatments in Ancient Maya Society
Human sacrifice among the ancient Maya is a topic of widespread interest. It has triggered awe and romanticism in the general public, which often leads to unfounded myths misjudgments. This book dispels those myths by bringing together an international group of both well-established scholars and acc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2007, 2007
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2007 |
| Series: | Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- New Perspectives on Human Sacrifice and Postsacrificial Body Treatments in Ancient Maya Society: An Introduction
- Funerary or Nonfunerary? New References in Identifying Ancient Maya Sacrificial and Postsacrificial Behaviors from Human Assemblages
- The Creation and Sacrifice of Witches in Classic Maya Society
- Empowered and Disempowered During the Late to Terminal Classic Transition: Maya Burial and Termination Rituals in the Sibun Valley, Belize
- Posthumous Body Treatments and Ritual Meaning in the Classic Period Northern Petén: A Taphonomic Approach
- Human Sacrifice in Late Postclassic Maya Iconography and Texts
- Skeletons, Skulls, and Bones in the Art of Chichén Itzá
- Sacrifice and Ritual Body Mutilation in Postclassical Maya Society: Taphonomy of the Human Remains from Chichén Itzá's Cenote Sagrado
- Sacred Spaces and Human Funerary and Nonfunerary Placements in Champotón, Campeche, During the Postclassic Period
- Human Sacrificial Rites Among the Maya of Mayapán: A Bioarchaeological Perspective
- Nutrition, Lifestyle, and Social Status of Skeletal Remains from Nonfunerary and “Problematical” Contexts
- Victims of Sacrifice: Isotopic Evidence for Place of Origin
- The Bioarchaeology of Maya Sacrifice