UID:
almahu_9949564395302882
Format:
1 online resource (xx, 336 pages) :
,
illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white).
ISBN:
9781803274300 (PDF ebook) :
Series Statement:
Paris monographs in American archaeology
Content:
The Skyband Group is an impressive elite site in the urban core of Copán, Honduras, which is dominated by the palatial compounds of Maya sub-royal nobles. Such grandees often bore court titles showing that they were clients and officials of kings, but also competitors for political power, especially just before the dynastic collapse around AD 800. Penn State University excavations in 1990 and 1997 revealed large vaulted buildings, richly embellished with facade sculpture, and an elaborate carved throne in the form of a sky band, replete with celestial images of the sun, moon, and Venus. Artifacts and burials retrieved from these buildings and smaller ancillary structures are characteristic of elite residences, but the iconography of the facades and the throne also reveals connections with Copán's royal dynasty and efforts by the last ruler to shore up his faltering kingdom.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2023.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9781803274294
Language:
English
URL:
https://www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress/Products/9781803274294
