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Inomata, Takeshi was born on November 28, 1961 in Tokyo. Arrived in the United States, 1988. Son of Akira Inomata and Sakae Takagi.
( The two volumes of Royal Courts of the Ancient Maya pro...)
The two volumes of Royal Courts of the Ancient Maya provide current archaeological perspectives on Maya courts conceived as vital, functioning social groups composed of lords, courtiers, scribes, priests, and entertainers, among many others. In addition to archaeological data on the architecture and other spatial attributes of courts, the studies in the two volumes bring to bear on the topic the most recent evidence from inscriptions, vase paintings, murals and friezes, and ethnohistoric records in order to flesh out a portrait of the actors and roles that made up Maya courts through time and across space. The attributes of courts are explored in the Maya highlands and lowlands, from the origins of early kingship through the Classic period to the Postclassic and Terminal epochs. Pertinent comparisons are also drawn from the Aztecs and other ancient and contemporary societies. Volume 1: Theory, Comparison, and Synthesis establishes a carefully considered framework for approaching the study of courts and their functions throughout the world of the ancient Maya. Volume 2: Data and Case Studies provides authoritatively current data and insights from key Maya sites, including Copán, Tikal, Caracol, Bonampak, and Calakmul.
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(This volume presents for the first time the detailed data...)
This volume presents for the first time the detailed data and dramatic findings of Inomata's investigations of this Classic period second capital of the ancient Maya Petexbatun kingdom. As widely discussed in journals and the media, the autonomous Aguateca subproject of the Vanderbilt Petexbatun research recovered remarkable new evidence on the violent end of a great Maya center,. This monograph presents summaries and interpretations of the excavations and surveys, site maps, and recovered ceramics and artifacts, as well as a wide range of applied analyses of this data. The sprawling defensive fortifications of this center, its already formidable natural location, and its final destruction and burning represent one of the most remarkable sets of evidence of the collapse of a Classic Maya kingdom. Inomata presents the evidence on Aguateca and its sudden end, and the implications of his findings for theories of the end of Classic Maya civilization in the Petexbatun. VIMA Series #3
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( The two volumes of Royal Courts of the Ancient Maya pro...)
The two volumes of Royal Courts of the Ancient Maya provide current archaeological perspectives on Maya courts conceived as vital, functioning social groups composed of lords, courtiers, scribes, priests, and entertainers, among many others. In addition to archaeological data on the architecture and other spatial attributes of courts, the studies in the two volumes bring to bear on the topic the most recent evidence from inscriptions, vase paintings, murals and friezes, and ethnohistoric records in order to flesh out a portrait of the actors and roles that made up Maya courts through time and across space. The attributes of courts are explored in the Maya highlands and lowlands, from the origins of early kingship through the Classic period to the Postclassic and Terminal epochs. Pertinent comparisons are also drawn from the Aztecs and other ancient and contemporary societies. Volume 1: Theory, Comparison, and Synthesis establishes a carefully considered framework for approaching the study of courts and their functions throughout the world of the ancient Maya. Volume 2: Data and Case Studies provides authoritatively current data and insights from key Maya sites, including Copán, Tikal, Caracol, Bonampak, and Calakmul.
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Book Plus CD. This volume is the supplement to Warfare and the Fall of a Fortified Center. It contains 10 folded large-format maps approximately 22 x 28 inches; a CD-rom containing data on architectural style and dimensions and data on artifacts, including their classification, dimensions, and other results of artifact analysis; and a 32-page 5 x 7 booklet that serves as a guide to the mapping and the CD-rom. VIMA Series #4
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Inomata, Takeshi was born on November 28, 1961 in Tokyo. Arrived in the United States, 1988. Son of Akira Inomata and Sakae Takagi.
Bachelor in Archaeology, University Tokyo, 1986. Master of Arts in Anthropology, University Tokyo, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology, Vanderbilt University, 1995.
Assistant professor Yale University, New Haven, 1995—2000, University Arizona, Tucson, 2000—2002, associate professor, since 2002. Director Aguateca Archaeol. Project, Guatemala, 1996—2000.
( The two volumes of Royal Courts of the Ancient Maya pro...)
( The two volumes of Royal Courts of the Ancient Maya pro...)
(This volume presents for the first time the detailed data...)
(Book Plus CD. This volume is the supplement to Warfare an...)
Volunteer Japan Overseas Cooperative Volumes, Honduras, 1983—1985. Member of Japanese Association Ethnography, Society for American Archaeology, American Association Anthropology, Guatemalan Academy Geography and History (honorary).
Married Daniela Triadan, May 9, 1995.