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The Comitán Valley
2023
Overview
A thousand years ago, the Comitán Valley, in the Mexican state
of Chiapas, was the western edge of the Maya world. Far from the
famous power centers of the Classic period, the valley has been
neglected even by specialists. Here, Caitlin C. Earley offers the
first comprehensive study of sculpture excavated from the area,
showcasing the sophistication and cultural vigor of a region that
has largely been ignored.
Supported by the rulers of the valley's cities, local artists
created inventive works that served to construct civic identities.
In their depictions of warrior kings, ballgames, rituals, and
ancestors, the artists of Comitán made choices that reflected
political and religious goals and distinguished the artistic
production of the Comitán Valley from that of other Maya locales.
After the Maya abandoned their powerful lowland centers, those in
Comitán were maintained, a distinction from which Earley draws new
insights concerning the Maya collapse. Richly illustrated with
never-before-published photographs of sculptures unearthed from key
archaeological sites, The Comitán Valley is an
illuminating work of art historical recovery and
interpretation.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Subject
/ ART / Caribbean & Latin American
/ ballgame
/ cave art
/ Chiapas
/ Chiapas (Mexico)-Antiquities
/ frontier
/ history
/ identity
/ Maya
/ Maya sculpture-Mexico-Chiapas
/ Maya sculpture-Social aspects-Mexico-Chiapas
/ Mexico
/ religion
/ SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology
ISBN
9781477327128, 1477327126, 9781477327135, 1477327134
