The Maya

Introduction : The setting ; Natural resources ; Areas ; Periods ; Peoples and languages ; Climate change and its cultural impact

The earliest Maya : Early hunters ; Archaic collectors and cultivators ; Early Preclassic villages ; The Middle Preclassic expansion ; Preclassic Kaminaljuyu ; The Maya lowlands

The rise of Maya civilization : The birth of the calendar ; The Hero Twins and the creation of the world ; Izapa and the Pacific Coast ; Kaminaljuyu and the Maya highlands ; The Peten and the Maya lowlands ; The Mirador Basin ; San Bartolo ; From Preclassic to Classic in the Maya lowlands

Classic splendor: the Early Period : Teotihuacan: military giant ; The Esperanza culture ; Cerén: a New World Pompeii? ; Tzakol culture in the central area ; Copan in the Early Classic ; The northern area

Classic splendor: the Late Period : Classic sites in the central area ; Copan and Quirigua ; Tikal ; Calakmul ; Yaxchilan, Piedras Negras, and Bonampak ; The Petexbatun ; Palenque ; Comalcalco and Tonina ; Classic sites in the northern area: Rio Bec, Chenes, and Coba ; Art of the late classic

The terminal classic : The great collapse ; Ceibal and the Putun Maya ; Puuk sites in the northern area ; The terminal classic at Chichen Itza ; Ek' Bahlam ; The Cotzumalhuapa problem ; The end of an era

The Post-Classic : The Toltec invasion and Chichen Itza ; The Itza and the city of Mayapan ; The independent states of Yucatan ; The central area in the Post-Classic ; Maya-Mexican dynasties in the southern area ; The Spanish Conquest

Maya life on the eve of the conquest : The farm and the chase ; Industry and commerce ; The life cycle ; Society and politics

Maya thought and culture : The universe and the gods ; The earth and the gods ; The Classic Maya Underworld ; Rites and ritual practitioners ; Numbers and the calendar ; The sun and the moon ; The celestial wanderers and the stars ; The nature of Maya writing ; History graven in stone ; Maya superstates ; History and the supernatural ; Name-tagging ; Spiritual alter-egos

The enduring Maya : The new Spanish order ; The highland Maya, yesterday and today ; The Tzotzil Maya of Zinacantan ; The Yucatec Maya ; The War of the Castes ; The Maya of Chan K'om ; The Lakandon ; Uprising in Chiapas ; The great terror ; The Maya future

Visiting the Maya area

Dynastic rulers of classic Maya cities.

Chronological table

1. Introduction

The setting

Natural resources

Areas

Periods

Peoples and languages

Climate change and its cultural impact

2. The earliest Maya

Early hunters

Archaic collectors and cultivators

Early preclassic villages

The middle preclassic expansion

Preclassic Kaminaljuyu

The May lowlands

3. The rise of Maya civilization

The birth of the calendar

The Hero Twins and the creation of the world

Izapa and the Pacific coast

Kaminaljuyu and the Maya highlands

The Peten and the Maya lowlands

The Mirador basin

San Bartolo

From preclassic to classic in the Maya lowlands

4. Classic splendor : the early period

Teotihuacan : military giant

The Esperanza culture

Tzak'ol culture in the central area

Copan in the early classic

The Northern area

5. Classic splendor : the late period

Classic sites in the central area

Copan and Quirigua Tikal

Calakmul

Yaxchilan, Piedras Negras, and Bonampak

The Petexbatun

Palenque

Comalcalco and Tonina

Classic sites in the northern area : Río Bec, Chenes, and Coba

Art of the late classic

6. The terminal classic

The great collapse

Seibal and the Putun Maya

Puuk sites in the northern area

The terminal classic at Chichen Itza

Ek' Bahlam

The Cotzumalhuapa problem

The end of an era

7. The post-classic

The Toltec invasion and Chichen Itza

The Itza and the city of Mayapan

The independent states of Yucatan

The central area in the post-classic

Maya-Mexican dynasties in the southern area

The Spanish conquest

8. Maya life on the eve of the conquest

The farm and the chase

Industry and commerce

The life cycle

Society and politics

9. Maya thought and culture

The universe and the gods

The earth and the gods

The classic Maya underworld

Rites and ritual practitioners

Numbers and the calendar

The sun and the moon

The celestial wanderers and the stars

The nature of Maya writing

History graven in stone

Maya superstates

History and the supernatural

Name-tagging

Spiritual alter-egos

10. The enduring Maya

The new Spanish order

The highland Maya, yesterday and today

The Tzotzil Maya of Zinacantan

The Yucatec Maya

The war of the Castes

The Maya of Chan K'om

The Lakandon

Uprising in Chiapas

The great terror

The Maya future

Visiting the Maya area

Dynastic rulers of classic Maya cities.

1. Introduction --

2. The earliest Maya --

3. The rise of Maya civilization --

4. Classic splendor : the early period --

5. Classic splendor : the late period --

6. The terminal classic --

7. The post-classic --

8. Maya life on the eve of the conquest --

9. Maya thought and culture --

10. The enduring Maya.

Introduction: The Setting. Area. Periods. Peoples and Languages

The Earliest Mya: Early Hunters. Archaic Collectors and Cultivators. Early Formative Villages. The Middle Formative Expansion

The Rise of the Maya Civilization: The Birth of the Calendar. Izapa and the Pacific Coast. Kaminaljuyú and the Maya Lowlands. The Petén and the Maya Lowlands.

Classic Splendor: The Early Period. The Esperanza Culture. Tzakol Culture in the Central Area. The Northern Area. The Cotzumalhuapa Problem. Classic Splendor: The Late Period. Classic Sites in the Central Area. Classic Sites in the Northern Area: Río Bec, Chenes, and Cobá. Classic Sites in the Northern Area: The Puuc. Art of the Late Classic. The End of Classic Maya Civilization.

The Post-Classic: The Toltec INvasion and Toltec Chichen Itzá. The Itzá and the City of Mayapán. The Independent States of Yucatán. Maya/Mexican Dynasties in the Southern Area. The Spanish Conquest.

Maya Life: The Farm and the Chase. Industry and Commerce. The Life Cycle. Society and Politics

Maya Thought: The Universe and the Gods. Priests and Rites. Numberers and the Calendar. The Sun and the Moon. The Celestial Wanderers and the Stars. The Nature of Maya Writing. The Content of Maya Writing.