Description: How the Maya Built Their World by Elliot M. Abrams Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description The social structures and engineering that enabled the Maya to build their massive buildings. Publisher Description Maya architecture is often described as "massive" and "monumental," but experiments at Copan, Honduras, convinced Elliot Abrams that 300 people could have built one of the large palaces there in only 100 days. In this groundbreaking work, Abrams explicates his theory of architectural energetics, which involves translating structures into volumes of raw and manufactured materials that are then multiplied by the time required for their production and assembly to determine the labor costs of past construction efforts. Applying this method to residential structures of the Late Classic period (A.D. 700-900) at Copan leads Abrams to posit a six-tiered hierarchic social structure of political decision making, ranging from a stratified elite to low-ranking commoners. By comparing the labor costs of construction and other economic activities, he also prompts a reconsideration of the effects of royal construction demands on commoners. How the Maya Built Their World will interest a wide audience in New and Old World anthropology, archaeology, architecture, and engineering. Author Biography Elliot M. Abrams is an associate professor of anthropology at Ohio University. Details ISBN 0292704623 ISBN-13 9780292704626 Title How the Maya Built Their World Author Elliot M. Abrams Format Paperback Year 1994 Pages 192 Publisher University of Texas Press GE_Item_ID:161773903; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780292704626
Book Title: How the Maya Built Their World
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Publication Name: How the Maya Built Their World : Energetics and Ancient Architecture
Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Item Height: 0.5 in
Subject: Archaeology, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, History / Ancient & Classical, Latin America / Central America
Publication Year: 1994
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Elliot M. Abrams
Subject Area: Political Science, Architecture, Social Science, History
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
