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Showing 1 to 20 of 303 for “"Maya"”.
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Music and the Modern Maya: A Reception Study of Rock-Maya Music in Guatemala
… Appadurai (1996), traverse the most isolated Maya communities in Guatemala. These flows have recently influenced the creation of hybrid media products among the Maya. Among them we find an emerging indigenous musical genre called "Rock-Maya." I use reception analysis methods to document the …
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Freeing Maya Angelou's Caged Bird
… a comprehensive examination of one book, Maya Angelou's autobiographical I Know Why Why the Caged Bird Sings, since it was first published in 1970. Recognized as an important literary work, the novel is used in many middle and secondary school classrooms throughout the united States. …
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Classic Maya Political Organization: Epigraphic Evidence Of Hierarchical Organization In The Southern Maya Mountains Region Of Belize
… Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: CLASSIC MAYA POLITICAL ORGANIZATION: EPIGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION IN THE SOUTHERN MAYA MOUNTAINS REGION OF BELIZE MAJOR PROFESSORS: Dr. Charles A. Hofling and Dr. Don S. Rice This project investigates the nature of Classic Maya (A.D. …
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La Ruta Maya: The Effects of tourism and the State On the Political Behavior Choices of the Maya
… between classes to a different population: the Maya of Mexico and Guatemala. The study also expanded the types of political behaviors chosen by this population, beyond revolution and revolt. The study examined one historically and culturally connected population in two different state …
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Fractionation and Analysis of Maya Crude Oil
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Ancient Maya Afterlife Iconography: Traveling Between Worlds
The ancient Maya afterlife is a rich and voluminous topic. Unfortunately, much of the material currently utilized for interpretations about the ancient Maya comes from publications written after contact by the Spanish or from artifacts with no context, likely looted items. Both sources of …
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Lowland Maya lime plaster technology: a diachronic approach
… Lime plasters were widely used by the ancient Maya in public monumental buildings and constitute important elements of ancient Maya material culture. This research analyses archaeological samples of lime plasters from three different lowland Maya sites: Palenque, Calakmul and Lamanai. The …
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A Systems Simulation of the Classic Maya Collapse
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-14T05:35:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 8108589.pdf: 12975591 bytes, checksum: 42a613c5d79c0964933412da756d30ef (MD5) Previous issue date: 1980
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Investigating Possible Scurvy in the Postclassic Maya of Tipu
… have posited the possibility of scurvy in the Maya in recent years. The historic population of Tipu in western Belize dating to AD 1541-1638 is one of the largest and best preserved Maya series, and was therefore evaluated for possible presence of scurvy since the diet appears typical of the …
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Conversion and Culture Change in a Highland Maya Community
… Indians of Chiapas, Mexico is a blend of ancient Maya and Spanish Catholic elements. Recently Protestant missionaries and lay workers have entered the area, with varying degrees of success. One of these evangelizing· movements has been carried out by members of the Seventh-day Adventist church, …
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Nature and Culture Among the Maya in Rural Belize
… about nature and culture relationships among the Maya, with special emphasis on the Q’eqchi’ Maya of Belize. The theories of symbolism, animism, and totemism, help to explain how and why nature is so essential to the Maya way of life. Throughout this thesis, I will explore such intricacies …
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The Maya Footprint: Soil Resources of Chunchucmil, Yucatan, Mexico
… and low fertility. Despite this, the ancient Maya city of Chunchucmil Yucatán, Mexico, boasted an immense, dense, and wealthy population during the Middle Classic period (ca A.D. 400-700). Soil physical and chemical properties were explored to determine how the ancient Maya of Chunchucmil fed …
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An examination of Maya metallurgy, 1150 to 1544 A.D.
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 1990.
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The Carmen-Suite: Maya Plisetskaya Challenging Soviet Culture and Policy
… April 20 1967, the Carmen-Suite ballet, starring Maya Plisetskaya in the leading role, premiered in Moscow?s Bolshoi Ballet Theatre. The production was immediately banned by the Soviet Ministry of Culture for perceived violations of classical ballet canons. In a unique case of artistic resistance …
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Water resource management by the ancient Maya of Yucatan, Mexico
… with the silent crumbling remains of ancient Maya cities that dot the cultural landscape of Yucatán in staggering numbers. Scientific research began in earnest nearly one hundred years ago with the first of many great Carnegie Institution of Washington, D.C. archaeological projects. Most …
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Diet and Behavior of Ancient Maya: Using Dental Wear Patterns
… access to both resources and food. Ancient Maya groups from the Upper Belize Valley during the Classic period (700- 900 years ago) demonstrated distinct social stratification and possibly differential food access. Although direct dietary observations are not possible for past populations, …
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Negative Social Perceptions and their Impacts on the Maya People
<p>However, the existing literature on the Maya Train does not encompass geographically the entirety of the Yucatan Peninsula. Furthermore, the majority of literature on colorism that is available in English is focused on the impact of colorism on mental health and poverty levels, mostly for …
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