Book
Quirigua: a classic Maya center & its sculptures
Carolina Academic Press • Durham, N. C. • Published In 1990 • Pages: xii, 124
By: Sharer, Robert J..
Abstract
Sharer describes the Classic Mayan center of Quirgua. Most of the book is spent on giving the physical description of it's monuments and structures. Along with the physical descriptions of the monuments Sharer tells the reader a little bit about what is inscribed on the monuments (mostly dates and the rulers and their succession). Quirigua seems to have started as an outpost for a northern Mayan city as a way of controling trade from the highlands and Central America as it is situated along several trade routes, including the Motagua River. It then become a dependency under Copán, and finally, in the middle of the eighth century A.D., gained its independence under the ruler named Cauac Sky.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Maya Area
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry ; 1999
- Field Date
- 1974-1979
- Coverage Date
- circa 1750 BP - 1100 BP (circa 250 A.D. - 900 A.D.)
- Coverage Place
- Quirigua, Guatemala
- Notes
- Robert J. Sharer
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-121) and index
- LCCN
- 86071809
- LCSH
- Mayas--Antiquities