TY - JOUR
T1 - In the palace of the fallen king
T2 - The royal residential complex at aguateca, guatemala
AU - Inomata, Takeshi
AU - Triadan, Daniela
AU - Ponciano, Erick
AU - Terry, Richard
AU - Beaubien, Harriet F.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - The Aguateca Archaeological Project extensively excavated two structures (M7-22 andM7-32) in the Palace Group of the Late Classic Maya (A.C. 600–830) center of Aguateca, Guatemala. Multiple lines of evidence, including site layout, architectural features, soil chemistry, objects stored in a sealed room, and abandonment processes, suggest that these were the buildings where the ruler and his family lived and worked. The use of space in these structures shows some similarities to those of the rapidly abandoned elite residences at Aguateca and of palace-type buildings at other Maya centers. The occupants of this royal complex retained a certain level of visibility, indicating the importance of the ruler’s body as the focus of theatrical display. After the royal family evacuated the center, an invading enemy ritually destroyed these buildings, attesting the symbolic importance of the royal residences. The center was almost completely abandoned after this incursion.
AB - The Aguateca Archaeological Project extensively excavated two structures (M7-22 andM7-32) in the Palace Group of the Late Classic Maya (A.C. 600–830) center of Aguateca, Guatemala. Multiple lines of evidence, including site layout, architectural features, soil chemistry, objects stored in a sealed room, and abandonment processes, suggest that these were the buildings where the ruler and his family lived and worked. The use of space in these structures shows some similarities to those of the rapidly abandoned elite residences at Aguateca and of palace-type buildings at other Maya centers. The occupants of this royal complex retained a certain level of visibility, indicating the importance of the ruler’s body as the focus of theatrical display. After the royal family evacuated the center, an invading enemy ritually destroyed these buildings, attesting the symbolic importance of the royal residences. The center was almost completely abandoned after this incursion.
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U2 - 10.1179/jfa.2001.28.3-4.287
DO - 10.1179/jfa.2001.28.3-4.287
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85066225187
SN - 1522-6514
VL - 21
SP - 287
EP - 306
JO - International journal of phytoremediation
JF - International journal of phytoremediation
IS - 1
ER -