Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya (Chronicles)

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These monuments may represent the oldest surviving markers of the cycles of time in the Maya calendar, placed to commemorate each K’atun. Tunnel excavations beneath the Acropolis have discovered palaces and temples from the dynastic founding era, and three inscriptions dedicated by K’inich Yax K’uk’ Mo’s son, Copan’s 2nd king. Thus, the system was built in part as a fortification, restricting movement toward the interior, while facilitating other uses such as hydraulic control and possibly trade. Knodell employs innovative network and spatial analyses to understand the regional diversity and connectivity that drove the growth of early Greek polities. The ancient Maya often erected new buildings by incorporating old structures or built mausoleums with funerary chambers hidden within their basal platform, as in the Temple of the Inscriptions (Martin and Grube, 2008;Scherer, 2012).

The mix of a low, medium, and high subtropical forest constitutes a rich area of flora and fauna particularly adapted to the seasonal conditions of the Petén region (Martínez et al. Retrospective texts record a Tikal king named Yax Ehb’ Xook who had founded a new ruling house in the Late Preclassic era, around 100 CE. It is shown that the founders of both royal houses were probably of non-local origin, having arrived in their new capitals from elsewhere.The motive seems obvious: by defeating Copan, one of Tikal’s oldest allies, Calakmul could avenge its defeat by Tikal and gain some of the wealth from the Motagua trade route. g., Fash and López Luján 2009;Marken and Fitzsimmons 2015; Martin and Grube 2008;Tokovinine 2013;Walden et al.

These results help us to identify the origin of the rocks, their use in the buildings and monuments studied, and contribute to the knowledge of their lithological characteristics and their response to weathering in a tropical context. The Acropolis excavations show that centralized political power associated with Maya kings began at the very time later texts record the founding of Copan’s royal dynasty. De esta suerte, las constantes guerras, la demanda de más tributo y mano de obra por parte de la élite, y la falta de alimento pudieron provocar que la gente dejara de sostener al sistema político y migrara hacia otros lugares que les ofrecieran mejores condiciones de vida. Moreover, in certain areas of the city, the archaeological stratigraphy is particularly complicated because, as it was common in pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica, the advent of a new ruler frequently entailed the renovation of existing constructions (Schele and Mathews, 1998;Sharer and Traxler, 2006).These patterns led to a proliferation of such cities during the Classic Maya period, with 40 or 50 urban entities scattered across the Maya Lowlands between A.