Simon Martin (1)
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Værker af Simon Martin
Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea (Peabody Essex Museum) (2010) — Contributing Author — 51 eksemplarer
Ancient Maya Politics: A Political Anthropology of the Classic Period 150–900 CE (2020) 13 eksemplarer
Courtly Life of the Ancient Maya. 1 eksemplar
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- Associate Curator and Keeper at the Penn Museum
Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- James Henry Breasted Prize
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R.R. Hawkins Award for Outstanding Professional, Reference, or Scholarly Work
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This book has some great illustrations but in many ways is a reference book rather than a narrative history to read straight through.
The Mayan lords put up stelae at calendrically significant dates with texts about the lord who sponsored the stela. Some buildings also have inscriptions. Unfortunately most of these texts are incomplete or otherwise not in very good condition, which makes them hard to read, so our historical knowledge is very incomplete.
I doubt that I'll retain more than a vague idea of lots of city states which waxed and waned in power and lots of fighting between the states.… (mere)