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It Depends on How We Look at Things: New Perspectives on the Postclassic Period in the Northern Maya Lowlands1

Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 2007-03, Vol.151 (1), p.11

Copyright American Philosophical Society Mar 2007 ;ISSN: 0003-049X ;EISSN: 2326-9243

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  • Title:
    It Depends on How We Look at Things: New Perspectives on the Postclassic Period in the Northern Maya Lowlands1
  • Author: Sabloff, Jeremy A
  • Subjects: Ideology ; Paleography ; Political economy ; Politics ; Writing systems
  • Is Part Of: Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 2007-03, Vol.151 (1), p.11
  • Description: More specifically, settlement pattern research provided new information about ancient Maya commoners and how they lived; break-throughs in the decipherment of Maya hieroglyphic inscriptions added a rich new historical context for Classic Maya civilization and new understandings of Maya politics and ideology; greater indications of close contacts with peoples throughout ancient Mesoamerica emerged; and a picture of significantly greater diversity and heterogeneity in the Maya world, than had previously been assumed, became much clearer. 53 Rathje and I argued that maturing secondary states, like that of Mayapan, are exemplars of political entities that have developed beyond early states, with their emphases on divine kingship and monumental art and architecture that glorify the kings, to ones that emphasize mercantilism, broader economic prosperity, and efficient economic investment of time, labor, and materials.54 This argument, I believe, deserves renewed attention in light of the much richer database now available and the continuing relevance of this question to broad archaeological considerations of the growth and development of early pre-industrial civilizations.
  • Publisher: Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0003-049X
    EISSN: 2326-9243
  • Source: Freely Accessible Arts & Humanities Journals
    ProQuest Central
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