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Investigations of Maya architecture have been among the chief vehicles for contemplating a great art tradition, the hieroglyphic writing system, and evaluating issues of comparative sociology. The powerful attraction of Maya architecture as an evocation of lost worlds, as a medium for the carved glyph and idol, and as a yardstick for measuring evolutionary complexity, makes it appropriate that attention be given to the buildings themselves, rather than simply treating them as media for the investigation of other issues, as valuable as these might be. The articles in this volume are of special value and importance in making architecture itself the focus of attention. At the same time that they give appropriate attention to the great architectural achievements of the Maya, they do not ignore the often evanescent residences of commoners. Rather than privileging cross-cultural comparisons or the anthropology of prehistoric peoples, however, structures remain at the forefront. In this, we reaffirm Maya architecture as one of the worlds great building traditions, allow for meaningful interdisciplinary exchange between archaeology, art history, and anthropology, and provide new ways of ap
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- Author
- Stephen D. Houston (editor)
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780884022541
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Architecture, History, Anthropology
- Rating
- 4.7 / 5 (3 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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