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Cover 1 Ritual, Violence, and the Fall of the Classic Maya Kings 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 List of Figures 10 List of Tables 12 Foreword 14 1. Introduction 18 2. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Scapegoat King: The Anatomy of a Model 40 3. Killing the “Kings of Stone”: The Defacement of Classic Maya Monuments 78 4. Concepts of Legitimacy and Social Dynamics: Termination Ritual and the Last King of Aguateca, Guatemala 106 5. The Life and Afterlife of the Classic Period Piedras Negras Kingdom 125 6. Destruction Events and Political Truncation at the Little Kingdom of Minanha, Belize 151 7. The Collapses in the West and the Violent Ritual Termination of the Classic Maya Capital Center of Cancuen: Causes and Consequences 176 8. Social-Political Manifestations of the Terminal Classic: Colha, Northern Belize, as a Case Study 204 9. Signs of the Times: Terminal Classic Surface Deposits and the Fates of Maya Kingdoms in Northwestern Belize 220 10. Events and Processes Leading to the Abandonment of the Maya City of Blue Creek, Belize 240 11. Dynamic Transitions at El Perú-Waka’: Late Terminal Classic Ritual Repurposing of a Monumental Shrine 260 12. Lords of the Life F

Author

Iannone, Gyles,Houk, Brett A.,Schwake, Sonja A.

Language

EN