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

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The reigns of Copan’s first eight kings between 426 and 551 CE were marked by huge building efforts that created much of the royal Acropolis. Stela 16 text gives his parentage statement, and tells that his accession was overseen by a ‘higher authority,’ either another lord or a divine being. On the contrary, in Yalahau, mostly upland Rendzinas were cultivated, implying “precision agriculture” and “container gardening.

Este personagem é uma das principais deidades mesoamericanas, um dos criadores do mundo na crença maia, sendo uma síntese de uma serpente e a ave quetzal.

The soil mantle of the tropical karst landscapes of southern Mexico was a key resource for ancient Maya agriculture and experienced deep transformation due to long-term human impacts under changing environmental conditions. Deep in the dense rainforests of Central America lie the turbulent stories of the Maya monarchy, stories brought vividly to life in Chronicles of the Maya Kings and Queens, which is newly available in paperback. This modeled and painted stucco panel from the Margarita Temple represents the name of the founder: K’inich Yax K’uk’ Mo’.

Microfacies analysis demonstrates that the limestone of the stelae and the SubII c-1 main façade comes from the same quarry since both have the same textures and microfacial features. The soils of the lowland domains show contrasting differences between the toposequences: gleyic clay–rich soils and humic alluvial soils prevail in Chinikihá and Busiljá, whereas hydromorphic carbonate soils have formed in Yalahau karstic depressions. 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. Describing many of their own discoveries, two of the world's leading experts in Maya hieroglyphs take the reader into a once-hidden history, setting out the latest thinking on the nature of Maya divine kingship, statehood and political authority, and describing all the most recent readings and archaeological finds.

The dynastic line of Tikal, founded as early as the 1st century AD, spanned 800 years and included at least 33 rulers. Behind these ruined cities and their abandoned artworks -- the superb sculptures of Copan, the vase painting of Naranjo, the mighty pyramids of Tikal and Calakmul -- lie the turbulent stories of their ruling dynasties.

United herself in marriage with a cousin of the previous ruler, K'ahk' Xiiw Chan Chaahk, from 693 she held regency for her son.Hunac Ceel, general who conquered the city in the 12th–13th century, and founded a new ruling family.