Artifacts from the Cenote of Sacrifice, Chichen Itza, Yucatan: Textiles, Basketry, Stone, Bone, Shell, Ceramics, Wood, Copal, Rubber, Other Organic Ma

Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-87365-694-8
Verlag: PEABODY MUSEUM HARVARD UNIV

Buch, Englisch, Band 10, 408 Seiten, Format (B × H): 218 mm x 302 mm, Gewicht: 1515 g

Reihe: Peabody Museum Memoirs

In this abundantly illustrated third and final volume on the artifacts found by Edward H. Thompson in the Well of Sacrifice, specialists analyze the great variety of objects and debate whether they represent evidence of dateable prehistorical ritual. The collection includes the rare remains of hundreds of textiles, wooden objects, and copal incense offerings that were preserved in the waters of this limestone sinkhole, as well as the lithics, ceramics, and bone and shell artifacts commonly found in Maya burials and caches, and about 250 mammalian remains. These objects are remarkable for having been cut, torn, broken, and burned before they were thrown into the green waters of the sacred well at Chichen Itza.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Coggins, Clemency Chase

Weitere Mitwirkende

Willey, Gordon R.

Ball, Joseph W.

Bathgate, David

Hopkins, Mary Randolph

Ladd, John M.

Lothrop, Joy Mahler

Mefford, Jill J.

Moholy-Nagy, Hattula

Sheets, Payson D.

Thompson, Edward H.

Sievert, April K.

Trembour, Fred

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie