Classic Maya political history : hieroglyphic and archaeological evidence

Author:T. Patrick Culbert

Summary:"A School of American Research book." Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-378) and index. Classic Maya emblem glyphs / Peter Mathews -- Prehistoric polities of the Pasion region: hieroglyphic texts and their archaeological settings / Peter Mathews and Gordon R. Willey -- An epigraphic history of the western Maya region / Linda Schele -- Cycles of growth at Tikal / Christopher Jones -- Polities in the northeast Peten, Guatemala / T. Patrick Culbert -- Dynastic history and cultural evolution at Copan, Honduras / William L. Fash and David S. Stuart -- Diversity and continuity in Maya civilization: Quirigua as a case study / Robert S. Sharer -- Elite interaction during the Terminal Classic period: new evidence from Chichen Itza / Linnea H. Wren and Peter Schmidt -- Royal visits and other intersite relationships among the Classic Maya / Linda Schele and Peter Mathews -- Inside the black box: defining Maya polity / Norman Hammond -- Maya elite interaction / Norman Yoffee -- Maya political history and elite interaction / T. Patrick Culbert