Maya E Groups: Calendars, Astronomy, and Urbanism in the Early Lowlands

Book Overview

As complex societies emerged in the Maya lowlands during the first millen?nium BCE, so did stable communities focused around public squares and the worship of a divine ruler tied to a Maize God cult. "E Groups," central to many of these settle?ments, are architectural complexes: typically, a long platform supporting three struc?tures and facing a western pyramid across a formal plaza. Aligned with the movements of the sun, E Groups have long been...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813064392
• ISBN13: 9780813064390
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 654 Pages
• Weight: 1.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"