Format:
xxiii, 437 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
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28 cm
ISBN:
9780915703937
Series Statement:
Memoirs of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan number 61
Content:
Part I. Background: 1. Before Writing -- 2. The Origins of Writing -- 3. The Calendars of Mesoamerica -- 4. Selecting Auspicious Names for Children -- 5. Looking at Zapotec Languages -- Part II. The Emergence of Zapotec Writing: 6. The Emergence of Zapotec Writing -- 7. Reuse and Recycling of Carved Stones -- Part III. The Spread of Writing after the Formation of the Monte Albán State: 8. State Formation and Territorial Expansion -- 9. Relations between Monte Albán and Teotihuacán -- 10. How Noble Families Changed the Political Landscape during Period IIIb-IV -- Part IV. Funerary Rituals and Family Shrines: 11. The Tomb as a Context for Decipherment -- 12. Monuments of the Etla Region -- 13. Monte Albán Monuments from AD 600 to 900 -- 14. Monuments from the Valle Grande (Zaachila-Zimatlán) -- 15. Monuments of the Tlacolula Region -- 16. Monuments without Provenience -- Part V. Declining Use of Hieroglyphic Writing: 17. Monte Albán Ceases to be the Capital -- Part VI. Shifting Strategies in the Use of Zapotec Writing: 18. The Evolution of Zapotec Writing and Political History -- Color Plates -- Resumen en Español -- References Cited -- Index.
Content:
""Zapotec is one of the major hieroglyphic writing systems of ancient Mesoamerica. This volume explains the origins and spread of Zapotec writing, the role of Zapotec writing in the changing political agendas of the region, and the decline of hieroglyphic writing in the Valley of Oaxaca."--Provided by publisher"--
Note:
Mit Literaturverzeichnis (Seite [399] - 428) und Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780915703968
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Marcus, Joyce Zapotec monuments and political history Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology, 2020
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
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Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
