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Books by David Freidel






The Real Business of Ancient Maya Economies
From Farmers' Fields to Rulers' Realms (Maya Studies)
by Marilyn A. Masson, David A. Freidel, Arthur Andrew Demarest
Hardcover, 592 Pages, Published 2020 by University Press Of Florida, United States
ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-6629-5, ISBN: 0-8130-6629-8

""A timely synthesis of the latest research and perspectives on ancient Maya economics, this volume illuminates the sophistication and complexity of economic systems in the Preclassic, Classic, and Postclassic periods."






A Forest of Kings(Reprint)
The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya
by Linda Schele, David A. Freidel, David Friedel, Forest Of Kings-, Freidel Schele
Paperback, 544 Pages, Published 1992 by William Morrow Paperbacks
ISBN-13: 978-0-688-11204-2, ISBN: 0-688-11204-8

"The recent interpretation of Maya hieroglyphs has given us the first written history of the New World as it existed before the European invasion. In this book, two of the first central figures in the massive effort to decode the glyphs, Linda Schele and David Freidel, make this history available in all its detail. A Forest of Kings is the story of Maya kingship, from the beginning of its institution and the first great pyramid builders ..."






Maya Cosmos(1st Edition)
Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path
by David A. Freidel, Linda Schele, Joy And Parker
Paperback, 544 Pages, Published 1995 by William Morrow Paperbacks
ISBN-13: 978-0-688-14069-4, ISBN: 0-688-14069-6

"A Masterful blend of archaeology, anthropology, astronomy, and lively personal reportage, Maya Comos tells a constellation of stories, from the historical to the mythological, and envokes the awesome power of one of the richest civilizations ever to grace the earth."






Maya E Groups(1st Edition)
Calendars, Astronomy, and Urbanism in the Early Lowlands (Maya Studies)
by David A. Freidel, Arlen F. Chase, Anne S. Dowd, Jerry Murdock
Paperback, 656 Pages, Published 2020 by University Press Of Florida
ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-6439-0, ISBN: 0-8130-6439-2

"As complex societies emerged in the Maya lowlands during the first millen¬nium BCE, so did stable communities focused around public squares and the worship of a divine ruler tied to a Maize God cult. “E Groups,” central to many of these settle¬ments, are architectural complexes: typically, a long platform supporting three struc¬tures and facing a western pyramid across a formal plaza. Aligned with the movements of the sun, E Groups have ..."






Twin Tollans(Updated)
Chichén Itzá, Tula, and the Epiclassic to Early Postclassic Mesoamerican World, Revised Edition (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia)
by Jeff Karl Kowalski, Dan Healan, Patricia Fournier, Susan Gillespie, Rafael Cobos, Nikolai Grube, Susan Kepecs, Ruth Krochock, Geoffrey Mccafferty, Mary Miller, William Ringle, Peter Schmidt, Cynthia Kristan-Graham, David A. Freidel, Victor H. Bolaños, Michael E. Smith, Ruth Mccafferty, George J. Bey, Contributor-David Freidel
Paperback, 522 Pages, Published 2011 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection
ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-372-2, ISBN: 0-88402-372-9

"Chichén Itzá and Tula have long been conceived as “twin cities”—paired political capitals that share so many aspects of architectural plan, sculptural repertory, and iconographical motifs that they represent a unique case of cultural contact and artistic convergence in ancient Mesoamerica. This volume (originally published in 2007) revisits long-standing questions regarding the relationship between Chichén Itzá and Tula. Hailed as ..."






Ancient Maya Political Economies(Updated)
(World Social Change)
by Marilyn A. Masson, David A. Freidel, Contributor-Georgia West, Contributor-Elizabeth Graham, Contributor-Steven Morandi, David Friedel, Kathryn Reese-Taylor, Dr William L. Rathje, Patricia A. Mcanany, Ben S. Thomas, Polly A. Peterson, And Eleanor Harrison, Lauren A. Sullivan, Geoffrey E. Braswell, Craig A. Hanson, Antonia E. Foias, Contributor-Kathryn Reese..., Masson/Freidel, Altamira Press
Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2002 by Altamira Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-0081-7, ISBN: 0-7591-0081-0

"Ancient Maya Political Economies examines variation in systems of economic production and exchange and how these systems supported the power networks that integrated Maya society. Chapters in this book take a hard look at existing models of elite exchange and tribute and address the difficult question of how the flow of utilitarian goods supported Maya kingdoms and their ruling classes. Using models originally developed by William L. Ra ..."






Maya E Groups(1st Edition)
Calendars, Astronomy, and Urbanism in the Early Lowlands (Maya Studies)
by Anne S. Dowd, David A. Freidel, Arlen F. Chase, Jerry Murdock, Arlen Frank Chase
Hardcover, 544 Pages, Published 2017 by University Press Of Florida
ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-5435-3, ISBN: 0-8130-5435-4

"As complex societies emerged in the Maya lowlands during the first millen­nium BCE, so did stable communities focused around public squares and the worship of a divine ruler tied to a Maize God cult. “E Groups,” central to many of these settle­ments, are architectural complexes: typically, a long platform supporting three struc­tures and facing a western pyramid across a formal plaza. Aligned with the movements of the sun, E Groups have ..."






Ancient Maya Political Economies
by Contributor-Georgia West, Contributor-Steven Morandi, Contributor-Elizabeth Graham, Marilyn A. Masson, David A. Freidel, Kathryn Reese-Taylor, Patricia A. Mcanany, Craig A. Hanson, Geoffrey E. Braswell, Dr William L. Rathje, Ben S. Thomas, Polly A. Peterson, And Eleanor Harrison, Lauren A. Sullivan, Antonia E. Foias, David Mora-Marín, Contributor-Ben S., Masson/Freidel, Altamira Press
Hardcover, 436 Pages, Published 2002 by Altamira Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-0080-0, ISBN: 0-7591-0080-2

"Ancient Maya Political Economies examines variation in systems of economic production and exchange and how these systems supported the power networks that integrated Maya society. Chapters in this book take a hard look at existing models of elite exchange and tribute and address the difficult question of how the flow of utilitarian goods supported Maya kingdoms and their ruling classes. Using models originally developed by William L. Ra ..."






A Forest of Kings(1st Edition)
The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya
by Linda Schele, David A. Freidel
Hardcover, 542 Pages, Published 1990 by William Morrow & Co
ISBN-13: 978-0-688-07456-2, ISBN: 0-688-07456-1

"The recent interpretation of Maya hieroglyphs has given us the first written history of the New World as it existed before the European invasion. In this book, two of the first central figures in the massive effort to decode the glyphs, Linda Schele and David Freidel, make this history available in all its detail. A Forest of Kings is the story of Maya kingship, from the beginning of its institution and the first great pyramid builders ..."






Before Kukulkán(3rd Edition)
Bioarchaeology of Maya Life, Death, and Identity at Classic Period Yaxuná
by Vera Tiesler, Andrea Cucina, Travis W. Stanton, David A. Freidel, Traci Ardren
Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2017 by University Of Arizona Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-3264-3, ISBN: 0-8165-3264-8

"This volume illuminates human lifeways in the northern Maya lowlands prior to the rise of Chichén Itzá. This period and area have been poorly understood on their own terms, obscured by scholarly focus on the central lowland Maya kingdoms. Before Kukulkán is anchored in three decades of interdisciplinary research at the Classic Maya capital of Yaxuná, located at a contentious crossroads of the northern Maya lowlands. Using bioarchaeology ..."






The Materialization of Time in the Ancient Maya World(1st Edition)
Mythic History and Ritual Order (Maya Studies)
by Freidel, David A., Chase, Arlen F. Chase, Dowd, Anne S., Murdock, Jerry
Hardcover, 604 Pages, Published 2023 by University Press Of Florida
ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-6980-7, ISBN: 0-8130-6980-7






Archaeological Investigations at Yaxuna, 1986-1996(Updated)
(BAR International Series)
by Travis W. Stanton, David A. Freidel, Charles K. Suhler, Traci Ardren, James N. Ambrosino, Sharon Bennett, Justine M. Shaw
Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 2010 by British Archaeological Reports
ISBN-13: 978-1-4073-0545-5, ISBN: 1-4073-0545-X

"This volume represents the final report of the Selz Foundation Yaxuna Archaeological Project at the Precolumbian Maya center of Yaxuna, Yucatan, Mexico from 1986 to 1996. This volume contains summaries of all survey data, excavations, artifact analyses, and current interpretations. Contents: 1) Introduction; 2) Background to the investigations; 3) The natural setting; 4) Chronology (Yaxuna Ia (750/500 B.C.-250 B.C.), Yaxuna Ib (250 B.C. ..."






Flintshield
Maya War and the Classic Collapse
by David A. Freidel, Terry Rutledge
Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2001 by Westview Press Inc
ISBN-13: 978-0-8133-3525-4, ISBN: 0-8133-3525-6






Cozumel(1st Edition)
Late Maya Settlement Patterns (Studies in archaeology)
by David A. Freidel, Jeremy A. Sabloff
Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 1984 by Academic Pr
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-266980-4, ISBN: 0-12-266980-0

"cozumel Late Maya Settlement Patterns by David A. Freidel & Jeremy A. Sablott"






Archaeology at Cerros Belize, Central America
An Interim Report
by Robin A. Robertson, David A. Freidel
Paperback, 173 Pages, Published 1986 by Southern Methodist Univ Pr
ISBN-13: 978-0-87074-214-9, ISBN: 0-87074-214-0






Merchants, Markets, and Exchange in the Pre-Columbian World(Illustrated)
(Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia)
by Joanne Pillsbury, Dmitri Beliaev, Brigitte Kovacevich, Enrique Mayer, Charles Stanish, Alexandre Tokovinine, Kenneth G. Hirth, Richard E. Blanton, Richard L. Burger, Gerardo Gutiérrez, Lawrence S. Coben, Paul S. Goldstein, David M. Carballo, Tom D. Dillehay, David A. Freidel, Barry L. Isaac, Patricia A. Mcanany, Axel E. Nielsen, John R. Topic, Marilyn A. Masson, Deborah L. Nichols, Prof Joanne Pillsbury
Hardcover, 480 Pages, Published 2013 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection
ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-386-9, ISBN: 0-88402-386-9






Maya Yucatán(Illustrated)
An Artist's Journey
by Phillip Hofstetter, David Freidel
Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2009 by University Of New Mexico Press
Illustrated
ISBN-13: 978-0-8263-4694-0, ISBN: 0-8263-4694-4

""Before ever setting out on my adventures in Yucatán I did not know that I was preparing to walk a spiritual path in that ancient country. Before going there I had not taken much account of my yearning to seek out sacred places. But in Yucatán I discovered this longing for wandering among the people and landscapes of the peninsula. I eventually understood that there was an invisible spirit world of the Maya that animated their stories, ..."






Nixon and the Politics of Public Television
(Modern American History: A Garland Series)
by David M. Stone, Frank Freidel, Robert E. Burke
Hardcover, 370 Pages, Published 1985 by Garland Publishing, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8240-5674-2, ISBN: 0-8240-5674-4

"Book by David M. Stone"






Maya Cosmos(1st Edition)
Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path
by Freidel Et Al, Linda Schele, Joy Parker, Justin Kerr, Macduff Everton
Hardcover, 543 Pages, Published 1993 by William Morrow & Co
ISBN-13: 978-0-688-10081-0, ISBN: 0-688-10081-3






Maya Yucatán
An Artist's Journey
by Phillip Hofstetter, David Freidel
Digital, 162 Pages, Published 2014 by University Of New Mexico Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8263-4696-4, ISBN: 0-8263-4696-0



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