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X-WR-CALNAME:"Public Ritual\, Temple Construction\, and the Origins of Maya
  Civilization" by Takeshi Inomata\, Latin American Studies Program (LASP) 
 Seminar Series
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DESCRIPTION:Throughout their history\, including the modern and colonial ti
 mes\, the Maya people have strongly emphasized public ceremonies\, in whic
 h political authorities have played central roles. In this talk\, I will t
 race this tradition back to the Preclassic period around 1000 BC when sede
 ntary communities were initially formed. Our research at the Maya site of 
 Ceibal\, Guatemala\, has revealed evidence of temple constructions at the 
 beginning of a sedentary village. The importance of public ritual and its 
 close connection to political authorities significantly shaped the later c
 ourse of Maya society.\n\nTakeshi Inomata is professor and Agnese Nelms Ha
 ury Chair at the School of Anthropology\, University of Arizona. He has be
 en directing archaeological investigations at the Maya sites of Augateca a
 nd Ceibal\, Guatemala. His publications include the Aguateca Archaeologica
 l Project monograph series (University of Utah Press)\, The Classic Maya (
 Cambridge University Press)\, as well as articles in journals\, such as Sc
 ience\, PNAS\, Current Anthropology\, and American Anthropologist.
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LOCATION:Stimson Hall\, 206
SUMMARY:"Public Ritual\, Temple Construction\, and the Origins of Maya Civi
 lization" by Takeshi Inomata\, Latin American Studies Program (LASP) Semin
 ar Series
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 ction_and_the_origins_of_maya_civilization_lasp_takeshi_inomata_anthropolo
 gy_university_of_arizona
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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