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Archaeological evidence for ancient Maya water management : the case of Nakum, Petén, Guatemala
Mesoamerica
Maya
Nakum
water management
sacred mountain
sacred landscape
Maya cities are known to have managed water; their existence in areas prone to seasons of excessive rainfall and long dry spells demanded it, but have these systems of water channels, aqueducts and reservoirs been viewed simply as utilitarian civil engineering? Recent excavations at the Maya site of Nakum in north-east Guatemala have revealed that the Maya might have had a more nuanced and symbolic approach to water and its management, one that reflected their belief system, replicated their interpretation of the cosmos and facilitated the use of water in ritual architecture and the display of power.
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dc.abstract.en | Maya cities are known to have managed water; their existence in areas prone to seasons of excessive rainfall and long dry spells demanded it, but have these systems of water channels, aqueducts and reservoirs been viewed simply as utilitarian civil engineering? Recent excavations at the Maya site of Nakum in north-east Guatemala have revealed that the Maya might have had a more nuanced and symbolic approach to water and its management, one that reflected their belief system, replicated their interpretation of the cosmos and facilitated the use of water in ritual architecture and the display of power. | pl |
dc.affiliation | Wydział Historyczny : Instytut Archeologii | pl |
dc.contributor.author | Źrałka, Jarosław - 132952 | pl |
dc.contributor.author | Koszkul, Wiesław | pl |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-22T14:20:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-03-22T14:20:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | pl |
dc.description.number | 344 | pl |
dc.description.physical | 397-416 | pl |
dc.description.publication | 0,9 | pl |
dc.description.volume | 89 | pl |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.15184/aqy.2014.9 | pl |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1745-1744 | pl |
dc.identifier.issn | 0003-598X | pl |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/22771 | |
dc.language | eng | pl |
dc.language.container | eng | pl |
dc.rights.licence | bez licencji | |
dc.subject.en | Mesoamerica | pl |
dc.subject.en | Maya | pl |
dc.subject.en | Nakum | pl |
dc.subject.en | water management | pl |
dc.subject.en | sacred mountain | pl |
dc.subject.en | sacred landscape | pl |
dc.subtype | Article | pl |
dc.title | Archaeological evidence for ancient Maya water management : the case of Nakum, Petén, Guatemala | pl |
dc.title.journal | Antiquity | pl |
dc.type | JournalArticle | pl |
dspace.entity.type | Publication |