Figuring Authority: Men, Women and Ancestors in Classic Maya Monuments

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Figuring Authority: Men, Women and Ancestors in Classic Maya Monuments Rosemary A. Joyce Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences Department of Anthropology University of California, Berkeley

Key sites Copan Palenque Yaxchilan Piedras Negras Calakmul

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in the line as ahaw Ahaw of Piedras Negras His first katun Ahaw of Yaxchilan ilah by canoe Bird Jaguar

Maya urban places: Classic Maya Uxmal

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Temple at Yaxchilan, set on hill with stairway and monuments