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Maya society concerns the social organization of the Pre-Hispanic Mayas, its political structures and social classes.
A Classic period Maya polity was a small kingdom (ajawil, ajawlel, ajawlil) headed by a hereditary ruler – ajaw, later k’uhul ajaw. Both terms appear in early Colonial texts including Papeles de Paxbolón where they are used as synonyms for Aztec and Spanish terms for rulers and their domains. These are tlatoani and tlahtocayotl in Nahuatl, and the Spanish words rey, majestad, and reino and señor for ruler/leader/lord and señorío or dominio of realm. Such kingdoms were usually no more than a capital city with its neighborhood and several dependent towns (similar to a city-state). There were also larger polities that controlled larger territories and subjugated smaller polities; the extensive systems controlled by Tikal and Caracol serve as examples of these.
Each kingdom had its name that did not necessarily correspond to any locality within its territory. Its identity was that of a political unit associated with a particular ruling dynasty. For instance, the archaeological site of Naranjo was the capital of the kingdom of Saal. The land (chan ch’e’n) of the kingdom and its capital were called Wakab’nal or Maxam and were part of a larger geographical entity known as Huk Tsuk. Despite constant warfare and eventual shifts in regional power, most kingdoms never disappeared from the political landscape until the collapse of the whole system in the 9th century. In this respect, Classic Maya kingdoms were similar to late Postclassic polities encountered by the Spanish in Yucatán and Central Mexico: some polities were subordinate to hegemonic centers or rulers through conquest and/or dynastic unions and yet even then they persisted as distinct entities.
A society is a group of people involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societies are characterized by patterns of relationships (social relations) between individuals who share a distinctive culture and institutions; a given society may be described as the sum total of such relationships among its constituent members. In the social sciences, a larger society often evinces stratification or dominance patterns in subgroups.
Insofar as it is collaborative, a society can enable its members to benefit in ways that would not otherwise be possible on an individual basis; both individual and social (common) benefits can thus be distinguished, or in many cases found to overlap.
A society can also consist of like-minded people governed by their own norms and values within a dominant, larger society. This is sometimes referred to as a subculture, a term used extensively within criminology.
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In this educational, animated video for students aged 7-14 Tim and Moby explain why the Maya civilisation wasn’t exactly an empire, but still constituted a unified culture. You’ll also find out about the Maya script, the only complete written language developed by indigenous Americans and the role of religion in Maya society. Discover their advances in architecture, maths, art, and astronomy and how the Mayas were slowly subdued by the Spanish empire. Plus, believe it or not, Mayan is still spoken in Mexico and parts of Central America today! More resources can be found at www.brainpop.co.uk
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Ancient Maya - COLLAPSE. Produced by Kate Gulbrandsen. Part 5 in a 6 part series. Was warfare alone behind the collapse of the Mayan civilization? There answer, it appears, may not be quite so simple. Various competing theories for the decline of the Ancient Maya are explored, while at the same time the very concept of collapse itself is reconsidered. Features Rudy Larios, archeological conservationist and Alfonso Morales, archaeologist. All shows in this series were filmed and produced entirely by Lawrenceville School students as part of the interdisciplinary course 'History Through a Lens' under the guidance of history master Michael Hanewald and filmmaker and art master Gil Domb. Subscribe NOW to The Lawrenceville School: http://bit.ly/1DCnJr4 Want more from The Lawrenceville Schoo...
Host Marcia Alvar speaks with Linda Schele, Professor of Art at the University of Texas at Austin, and co-author of "Maya Cosmos: 3000 Years on the Shaman's Path." Professor Schele recounts her first involvement in the study of the Maya and in deciphering the Mayan glyphs. She discusses the stories and events told by the glyphs, and how they have redefined or disproved our previous conceptions of the Mayan society.
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Gnomon Founder, and President Alex Alvarez walks us through his tried-and-trusted processes for creating photo-real natural 3D environments. Additionally, Alvarez’ demonstration discusses workflow techniques concerning how he uses Maya, V-Ray, ZBrush, and Agisoft Photoscan to tighten up natural assets such as rocks, cliffs, logs, and tress for digital scenes. This event was a free community event at the Gnomon campus in Hollywood. For more information regarding our campus events please visit https://www.gnomon.edu/community/events. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/GnomonYouTube View Past Events: https://livestream.com/gnomon Gnomon – School of Visual Effects, Games & Animation is also on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gnomonschool Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gnomon_School Instagram...
The Maya created one of the great civilizations of the ancient world. Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed, opening June 21, 2013 at the Science Museum of Minnesota, explores ancient Maya society through the eyes of powerful kings and queens and the farmers, artisans, administrators, and craftsmen who supported the elite and made up the foundations of these ancient states. The exhibition will feature artifacts from throughout the Maya world, interactive exhibits and evocative environments to make the lives of the Maya relevant, accessible, and approachable. http://www.smm.org/maya
In this educational, animated video for students aged 7-14 Tim and Moby explain why the Maya civilisation wasn’t exactly an empire, but still constituted a unified culture. You’ll also find out about the Maya script, the only complete written language developed by indigenous Americans and the role of religion in Maya society. Discover their advances in architecture, maths, art, and astronomy and how the Mayas were slowly subdued by the Spanish empire. Plus, believe it or not, Mayan is still spoken in Mexico and parts of Central America today! More resources can be found at www.brainpop.co.uk
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Ancient Maya - COLLAPSE. Produced by Kate Gulbrandsen. Part 5 in a 6 part series. Was warfare alone behind the collapse of the Mayan civilization? There answer, it appears, may not be quite so simple. Various competing theories for the decline of the Ancient Maya are explored, while at the same time the very concept of collapse itself is reconsidered. Features Rudy Larios, archeological conservationist and Alfonso Morales, archaeologist. All shows in this series were filmed and produced entirely by Lawrenceville School students as part of the interdisciplinary course 'History Through a Lens' under the guidance of history master Michael Hanewald and filmmaker and art master Gil Domb. Subscribe NOW to The Lawrenceville School: http://bit.ly/1DCnJr4 Want more from The Lawrenceville Schoo...
Host Marcia Alvar speaks with Linda Schele, Professor of Art at the University of Texas at Austin, and co-author of "Maya Cosmos: 3000 Years on the Shaman's Path." Professor Schele recounts her first involvement in the study of the Maya and in deciphering the Mayan glyphs. She discusses the stories and events told by the glyphs, and how they have redefined or disproved our previous conceptions of the Mayan society.
read thetitle
Gnomon Founder, and President Alex Alvarez walks us through his tried-and-trusted processes for creating photo-real natural 3D environments. Additionally, Alvarez’ demonstration discusses workflow techniques concerning how he uses Maya, V-Ray, ZBrush, and Agisoft Photoscan to tighten up natural assets such as rocks, cliffs, logs, and tress for digital scenes. This event was a free community event at the Gnomon campus in Hollywood. For more information regarding our campus events please visit https://www.gnomon.edu/community/events. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/GnomonYouTube View Past Events: https://livestream.com/gnomon Gnomon – School of Visual Effects, Games & Animation is also on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gnomonschool Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gnomon_School Instagram...
The Maya created one of the great civilizations of the ancient world. Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed, opening June 21, 2013 at the Science Museum of Minnesota, explores ancient Maya society through the eyes of powerful kings and queens and the farmers, artisans, administrators, and craftsmen who supported the elite and made up the foundations of these ancient states. The exhibition will feature artifacts from throughout the Maya world, interactive exhibits and evocative environments to make the lives of the Maya relevant, accessible, and approachable. http://www.smm.org/maya
Host Marcia Alvar speaks with Linda Schele, Professor of Art at the University of Texas at Austin, and co-author of "Maya Cosmos: 3000 Years on the Shaman's Path." Professor Schele recounts her first involvement in the study of the Maya and in deciphering the Mayan glyphs. She discusses the stories and events told by the glyphs, and how they have redefined or disproved our previous conceptions of the Mayan society.
In the 1960s, Gordon Willey and a team of Harvard archaeologists led the investigation of Ceibal, a Maya site in Guatemala. Their research revealed that Ceibal was a very early settlement, one that predated the cities constructed in the heyday of Maya civilization. Recent excavations in Ceibal, directed by Takeshi Inomata and Daniela Triadan, have produced exciting new findings, including the discovery of what is considered the earliest ceremonial complex in the Maya lowlands, dating to 950 BCE. Inomata and Triadan discuss the new discoveries and what they reveal about the origins of Maya culture and society. This Gordon R. Willey Lecture was co-presented by the Museum of Science, Boston and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology on February 19, 2015.
Presented by Dr. Arthur Demarest, Vanderbilt University Ingram Professor, Anthropology; director, Vanderbilt Institute of Mesoamerican Archaeology (VIMA); general editor, VIMA Monographs in Archaeology Dr. Arthur Demarest, an anthropologist and archaeologist, is considered one of the world's leading experts on Olmec and Maya cultures that are represented in the exhibition Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection. Demarest's work is reshaping ideas about the ancient, advanced, but long-lost Maya society. He is a Department of Anthropology project director in Central America and has spent much of that time excavating the ancient Maya port city of Cancuén. Join Professor Demarest as he discusses his interests in Pre-Columbian religion and ritual and the collapse of...
Gnomon Founder, and President Alex Alvarez walks us through his tried-and-trusted processes for creating photo-real natural 3D environments. Additionally, Alvarez’ demonstration discusses workflow techniques concerning how he uses Maya, V-Ray, ZBrush, and Agisoft Photoscan to tighten up natural assets such as rocks, cliffs, logs, and tress for digital scenes. This event was a free community event at the Gnomon campus in Hollywood. For more information regarding our campus events please visit https://www.gnomon.edu/community/events. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/GnomonYouTube View Past Events: https://livestream.com/gnomon Gnomon – School of Visual Effects, Games & Animation is also on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gnomonschool Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gnomon_School Instagram...
Jeremy Sabloff, President, Santa Fe Institute February 24, 2010 The decline and abandonment of many key cities in the Southern Maya Lowlands around A.D. 800 has long attracted scholarly and public attention. While archaeologists now understand -- contrary to previous thought -- that Maya civilization did not collapse at this time, as a number of Maya cities continued to thrive up until the 16th century Spanish Conquest, the causes of the relatively rapid demise of cities such as Tikal, Palenque, and Copan remain of great interest. New archaeological, epigraphic, and environmental information have enabled archaeologists to form better models that provide more systemic perspectives on this decline than ever before.
Pravrajika Vivekaprana is the Secretary of Sri Sarada Math, New Delhi: http://www.srisaradamath.org/delhi.php
From the Myth of Kings to the Math of Kings: Art, Science, and the Ancient Maya William Saturno Membership Lecture, The New Mexico History Museum Auditorium Thursday, January 24, 2013, 6:30 to 7:30 pm The murals of San Bartolo and Xultun are separated by more than 900 years of Maya history and reflect very different relationships between society and the cosmos. Dr. William Saturno explores the most recent finds and paints a picture of Maya society driven by royal figures who exploited art and science to establish and maintain their place as symbol and center of Maya urban life. Sponsored by Betty and Luke Vortman Endowment Fund and George Watson Videography by Jason S. Ordaz, edited by SAR volunteer John Sadd
Archaeologists and National Geographic grantees George and David Stuart offer keen insights into the art and culture of the Mayans. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Nat Geo Live: http://bit.ly/MoreNatGeoLive About Nat Geo Live (National Geographic Live): Thought-provoking presentations by today's leading explorers, scientists, and photographers. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoOfficialSite Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBNatGeo Twitter: http://bit.ly/NatGeoTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NatGeoInsta About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories...
Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Many Mayans complain of feeling like foreigners in their own land - a sentiment compounded by the dominance of Spanish. At Al Jazeera English, we focus on people and events that affect people's lives. We bring topics to light that often go under-reported, listening to all sides of the story and giving a 'voice to the voiceless.' Reaching more than 270 million households in over 140 countries across the globe, our viewers trust Al Jazeera English to keep them informed, inspired, and entertained. Our impartial, fact-based reporting wins worldwide praise and respect. It is our unique brand of journalism that the world has come to rely on. We are reshaping global media and constantly working to strengthen our reputation as one of the world's...
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