Arlen F. Chase
Arlen F. Chase is professor of comparative cultural studies at the University of Houston.
The Lowland Maya Postclassic
- Copyright year: 1985
Maya E Groups
Calendars, Astronomy, and Urbanism in the Early Lowlands
- Copyright year: 2020
Maya Kingship
Rupture and Transformation from Classic to Postclassic Times
Examining changes to the institution of divine kingship from 750 to 950 CE in the Maya lowland cities, this volume presents a new way of studying the collapse of that civilization and the transformation of political systems between the Terminal Classic and Postclassic Periods.
- Copyright year: 2021
The Materialization of Time in the Ancient Maya World
Mythic History and Ritual Order
This book discusses the range of ways the ancient Maya people expressed timekeeping in daily life through their architecture, arts, writing, beliefs, and practices.
Ancient Mesoamerican Population History
Urbanism, Social Complexity, and Change
Including research from both highland central Mexico and the tropical lowlands of the Maya and Olmec areas, this book reexamines demography in ancient Mesoamerica. Through new technology such as LiDAR (light detecting and ranging), the book provides new understandings of ancient Mesoamerican societies and how they changed over time.
- Copyright year: 2024