TY  - BOOK
AU  - Freidel,David A.
AU  - Chase,Arlen F.
AU  - Dowd,Anne S.
AU  - Murdock,Jerry
AU  - 
TI  - Maya E groups: calendars, astronomy, and urbanism in the early lowlands 
T2  - Maya studies
SN  - 9780813052816
AV  - F1465 .M393 2017
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Gainesville
PB  - University Press of Florida
KW  - Mayas
KW  - Belize River Valley (Guatemala and Belize)
KW  - Maya architecture
KW  - Antiquities
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 1; Preface: on the path of the sun --; E groups: historical perspectives: --; The distribution and significance of E groups: a historical background and introduction; Arlen F. Chase, Anne S. Dowd, and David A. Freidel --; E groups and the rise of complexity in the southeastern Maya lowlands; Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase --; The astronomy and cosmology of E groups: --; E groups: astronomy, alignments, and Maya cosmology; Anthony F. Aveni and Anne S. Dowd --; The legacy of preclassic calendars and solar observation in Mesoamerica's magic latitude; Susan Milbrath --; The E Group as timescape: early E groups, figurines, and the sacred almanac; Prudence M. Rice --; E groups, cosmology, and the origins of Maya rulership; David A. Freidel --; The archaeology of E groups --; The isthmian origins of the E Group and its adoption in the Maya lowlands; Takeshi Inomata --; A tale of two E groups: El Palmar and Tikal, Petan, Guatemala; James A. Doyle --; The history, function, and meaning of preclassic E groups in the Cival region; Francisco Estrada-Belli --; Time to rule: celestial observation and appropriation among the early Maya; William A. Saturno, Boris Beltrán, and Franco D. Rossi --; Ordinary people and east-west symbolism; Cynthia Robin --; E groups and ancestors: the sunrise of complexity at Xunantunich, Belize; M. Kathryn Brown --; Of apples and oranges: the case of E groups and eastern triadic architectural assemblages in the Belize River Valley; Jaime J. Awe, Julie A. Hoggarth, and James J. Aimers --; The founding of Yaxuná: Place and trade in preclassic Yucatán; Travis W. Stanton --; Founding landscapes in the central Karstic uplands; Kathryn Reese-Taylor --; Conclusion: More than smoke and mirrors: Maya temple precincts and the emergence of religious institutions in Mesoamerica; Anne S. Dowd --; Epilogue: E groups and their significance to the ancient maya; Diane Z. Chase, Patricia A. McAnany, and Jeremy A. Sabloff; 2; b
N2  - "E groups" are not the fifth element but a group of structures in the temple complexes of Classic Maya City centers. In this volume from distinguished researchers of the Classic period, the E groups prove to be more than just records of the sun's passages through the years
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