PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Ancient City, Guatemala

pyāˈthräs nāˈgräs [Span.,=black stones], ruined city of the Classic era of the Maya, NW Petén, Guatemala, in the Usumacinta valley. Reaching a peak of sculptural achievement (according to one dating system, between 731 and 795), Piedras Negras developed some of the finest pre-Columbian stonework.

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The Nature of an Ancient Maya City: Resources, Interaction, and Power at Blue Creek, Belize
Book by Thomas H. Guderjan; University of Alabama Press, 2007
Subjects: Blue Creek Ruin (Belize), Excavations (Archaeology)--Hondo River Region (Guatemala, Mexico, And Belize), Hondo River Region (Guatemala, Mexico, And Belize), Maya Architecture--Hondo River Region (Guatemala, Mexico, And Belize), Mayas--Hondo River Region (Guatemala, Mexico, And Belize)--Antiquities, Mayas--Urban Residence--Hondo River Region (Guatemala, Mexico, And Belize)
...the Classic Maya City of Caracol, Belize...Cahal Pech. In The Ancient Maya of the Belize...Treasures of an Ancient Civilization. Harry...Royal Courts of the Ancient Maya, Vol. 2...William R. 1959 Piedras Negras Archaeology: Artifacts...
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The Maya Tropical Forest: People, Parks, and Ancient Cities
Book by James D. Nations; University of Texas Press, 2006
Subjects: Human Ecology--Yucataan Peninsula, Mayas--Ethnobotany, Mayas--Ethnozoology, Rain Forest Ecology--Yucataan Peninsula, Yucataan Peninsula--Environmental Aspects
...Discoveries at the Ancient Maya Site of Waka in Northern Guatemala. May 6, 2004...Izabal, Guatemala. Summary report...Development- Guatemala. Washington...Place Name of Piedras Negras, Guatemala...Ceremonial City. Austin...
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The Rise and Fall of Civilizations: Modern Archaeological Approaches to Ancient Cultures
Book by C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky, Jeremy A. Sabloff; Cummings Publishing, 1974
Subjects: America--Antiquities, Civilization, Ancient, Indians--Antiquities
...Implications of a Pattern of Dates at Piedras Negras, Guatemala," American Antiquity , Vol...4, pp. 454-475. Salt Lake City. 1963. "Historical Data in...36, pp. 275-286, Salt Lake City. 1972. "Classic Maya Development...
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Royal Courts of the Ancient Maya: Theory, Comparison, and Synthesis - Vol. 1
Book by Takeshi Inomata, Stephen D. Houston; Westview Press, 2001
Subjects: Central America--Antiquities, Inscriptions, Mayan, Maya Architecture, Mayas--Antiquities, Mayas--Kings And Rulers, Mexico--Antiquities, Royal Houses--Central America, Royal Houses--Mexico
...Arqueologico Piedras Negras: Informe Preliminar...Primera Temporada , Guatemala City: Instituto de...e Historia de Guatemala. Fash Barbara...Acropolis, Tikal, Guatemala: A Preliminary...Architecture at Piedras Negras, Guatemala...
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Ancient Civilizations of the New World
Book by Richard E. W. Adams; Westview Press, 1997
Subjects: Central America--Antiquities, Indians Of Central America--Antiquities, Indians Of Mexico--Antiquities, Indians Of South America--Antiquities, Mexico--Antiquities, South America--Antiquities
...Paddock J. 1966 Ancient Oaxaca . Stanford...Iowa Press. Iowa City. Platt Colin 1979...Andean Desert City , pp. 177-196...Iowa Press. Iowa City. Proskouriakoff...Pattern of Dates at Piedras Negras, Guatemala. American Antiquity...
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Upland Agriculture in the Maya Lowlands: Ancient Maya Soil Conservation in Northwestern Belize *
Journal article by Timothy Beach, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach, Nicholas Dunning, Jon Hageman, Jon Lohse; The Geographical Review, Vol. 92, 2002
Subjects: Agriculture--History, Agriculture--Research, Mayas--Economic aspects, Mayas--Research
...central Peten, Guatemala, and around...working around Piedras Negras also found no...fraction of the ancient terraces, because...Economy, and the Ancient Maya: The Three...S. 1994. Ancient Maya Agricultural...Use. Salt Lake City: University...1925. Mystery Cities: Exploration...
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Mnemonic Devices: Emil Haury's Memorabilia Collection
Journal article by Alan Ferg, Jannelle Weakly; Journal of the Southwest, Vol. 46, 2004
Subjects: Anthropologists--Collections and collecting, Arizona State Museum--Collections and collecting, Haury, Emil--Collections and collecting
...the ingenious secret of the ancient builder was revealed: a small...National Forest offices in Silver City.). All three of these sites...Americanists meeting, held in Mexico City in August 1962. The Maya pin...Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The medal itself (Item...
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A Borderland Colloquy: Altar Q, Copán, Honduras
Journal article by Adam Herring; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 87, 2005
Subjects: Copan Honduras, Historic artifacts, Mayan civilization, Memorials & monuments, Rites & ceremonies, Sculpture
...configurations of most ancient cities of the Maya...highland Guatemala displayed...composition of Piedras Negras Throne 1...lowland Maya cities; on Yaxchilan...redeployments of the ancient compositional...example, Piedras Negras Panel 2...


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A Survival Course for Ancient Waterways
Magazine article by Richard Mahler; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 44, September 1992
Subjects: Guatemala--Natural resources, Rivers--Environmental aspects
...course for ancient waterways...from the big cities and popular...based in Guatemala City. "They...manager for the Guatemala Tourist Commission...Guatemala City environmentalist...ruins of Piedras Negras, on Guatemalas...Classic period cities as Tikal...


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encyclopedia articles on: Piedras Negras Ancient City Guatemala  - 3 results

 
 
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Piedras Negras , Ancient City, Guatemala
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PIEDRAS NEGRAS , ancient city, Guatemala pya thras na gras Span.,=black stones, ruined city of...according to one dating system, between 731 and 795), Piedras Negras developed some of the finest pre-Columbian stonework...
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Maya , Indigenous People of Mexico and Central America
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Mexico; Guatemala and Belize...El Mirador, Piedras Negras , Tikal , and...Peten region of Guatemala, and Palenque...of small, city-state-like...of the major cities were abandoned...and Antigua Guatemala in Guatemala...to Guatemala City. For the most...Hammond, Ancient Maya Civilization...
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Pre-Columbian Art and Architecture
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Mexico and Guatemala and the Andean...800. Maya cities were ceremonial...Tikal ); the cities of the river...such as Piedras Negras and Palenque ; and the cities of central...day Mexico City in the Valley...wonders of ancient America...


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