Description |
xiii, 219 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-210) and index. |
Contents |
Studying Janaab' Pakal and reconstructing Maya dynastic history / Vera Tiesler and Andrea Cucina -- Life and death of the ruler : recent bioarchaeological findings / Vera Tiesler -- Janaab' Pakal : the age-at-death controversy revisited / Jane E. Buikstra, George R. Milner, and Jesper L. Boldsen -- A histomorphometric analysis of the cortical bone of Janaab' Pakal's rib / Sam D. Stout and Margaret Streeter -- Pakal's age in the demographic context of late classic Palenque society / Lourdes Márquez, Patricia Hernández, and Carlos Serrano -- Did Pakal suffer from deforming diseases? : true facts and iconographic myths / Arturo Romano -- Geographic origin of Janaab' Pakal and the "red queen" : evidence from strontium isotopes / T. Douglas Price ... [et al.] -- The companions of Janaab' Pakal and the "red queen" from Palenque, Chiapas : meanings of human companion sacrifice in classic Maya society / Andrea Cucina and Vera Tiesler -- Longevity of Maya rulers of Yaxchilán : the reigns of shield jaguar and bird jaguar / Patricia Hernández and Lourdes Márquez -- Ancient Maya royal biographies in a comparative perspective / Nikolai Grube -- Discussion / John W. Verano. |
Subject |
K'inich Janaab' Pakal, 603-683 -- Death and burial.
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Mayas -- Mexico -- Palenque (Chiapas) -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Mayas -- Anthropometry -- Mexico -- Palenque (Chiapas)
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Maya architecture -- Mexico -- Palenque (Chiapas)
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Palenque Site (Mexico)
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Tombs -- Mexico -- Palenque (Chiapas)
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Human remains (Archaeology) -- Mexico -- Palenque (Chiapas)
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Palenque (Chiapas, Mexico) -- Antiquities.
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Added Author |
Tiesler, Vera.
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Cucina, Andrea, 1966-
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ISBN |
0816525102 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780816525102 hardcover alkaline paper |
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