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The social structures and engineering that enabled the Maya to build their massive buildings.

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"Abrams is proposing what I think is a very useful and potentially powerful tool; personally, I would even hope it becomes a standard archaeological analysis for ancient architecture, with concomitant development of site-specific analogues." - Wendy Ashmore, associate professor of anthropology, University of Pennsylvania

Table of Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Background to Architectural Energetics at Copan
  • 3. Maya Architectural Forms
  • 4. The Energetics of Construction
  • 5. Costs and the Construction Process
  • 6. Energetics and the Hierarchy of Social Power
  • 7. The Organization of Construction Labor
  • 8. Architecture and Economics
  • 9. Conclusions
  • Appendix A. Costs per Task per Structure
  • Appendix B. Reuse Savings
  • References
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/09/1994
      ISBN13: 9780292704626, 978-0292704626
      ISBN10: 0292704623

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The social structures and engineering that enabled the Maya to build their massive buildings.

      Trade Review
      "Abrams is proposing what I think is a very useful and potentially powerful tool; personally, I would even hope it becomes a standard archaeological analysis for ancient architecture, with concomitant development of site-specific analogues." - Wendy Ashmore, associate professor of anthropology, University of Pennsylvania

      Table of Contents
      • List of Figures
      • List of Tables
      • Preface
      • 1. Introduction
      • 2. Background to Architectural Energetics at Copan
      • 3. Maya Architectural Forms
      • 4. The Energetics of Construction
      • 5. Costs and the Construction Process
      • 6. Energetics and the Hierarchy of Social Power
      • 7. The Organization of Construction Labor
      • 8. Architecture and Economics
      • 9. Conclusions
      • Appendix A. Costs per Task per Structure
      • Appendix B. Reuse Savings
      • References
      • Index

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