Everyday Life in the Classic Maya World
Everyday Life in the Classic Maya World
Everyday Life in the Classic Maya World introduces readers to a range of people who lived during the Classic period (200–800 CE) of Maya civilization. Traci Ardren here reconstructs the individual experiences of Maya people across all social arenas and experiences, including less-studied populations, such as elders, children, and non-gender binary people. Putting people, rather than objects, at the heart of her narrative, she examines the daily activities of a small rural household of farmers and artists, hunting and bee-keeping rituals, and the bustling activities of the urban marketplace. Ardren bases her study on up-to-date and diverse sources and approaches, including archaeology, art history, epigraphy, and ethnography. Her volume reveals the stories of ancient Maya people and also shows the relevance of those stories today. Written in an engaging style, Everyday Life in the Classic Maya World offers readers at all levels a view into the amazing accomplishments of a culture that continues to fascinate.
- Takes the reader from a small domestic group into the heart of a large city and then to a coastal town. showing the many different types of daily life depending on occupation and location
- Focuses on many different types of people, including attention to less-studied populations such as elders, children, and non-gender binary people across all social arenas
- Uses specific individuals to tell the story of Maya culture, rather than objects, architecture, or 'treasure'
Reviews & endorsements
‘Ardren paints a genially comprehensible portrait of ancient Maya life [and] advance[s] our understanding of this most fascinating of prehispanic civilisations.’ Norman Hammond, Antiquity
Product details
October 2023Paperback
9781107682917
275 pages
229 × 152 × 10 mm
0.31kg
Available
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The domestic world
- 3. Fields and forests
- 4. Into the city
- 5. Palace life
- To the coast
- 7. Conclusion.
