Introduction to the Archaeology of Tikal, Guatemala

Introduction to the Archaeology of Tikal, Guatemala
Author: William R. Coe
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1934536342

This volume offers a full review of the work of the Tikal Project of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Topics include initial motivations and theoretical concerns, procedures and standards used in excavation, a complete inventory of all excavations undertaken, a list of anticipated publications, and a Project bibliography.

Excavations in the West Plaza of Tikal

Excavations in the West Plaza of Tikal
Author: William A. Haviland
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2019-05-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1949057011

This volume reports on excavations carried out by Peter D. Harrison in the early 1960s in the West Plaza of the Maya center of Tikal, Guatemala. Primarily descriptive in nature, this work is an important compliment to Tikal Report No. 14: Excavations in the Great Plaza, North Terrace, and North Acropolis of Tikal, by William R. Coe. The West Plaza was originally the western portion of the Great Plaza until construction of Great Temple II separated it. Subsequently, the West Plaza took on its own identity. This report presents data from these investigations no longer retrievable in the field and, therefore, of importance to anyone interested in the development of Tikal's epicenter. University Museum Monograph, 151

The Monuments and Inscriptions of Tikal--The Carved Monuments

The Monuments and Inscriptions of Tikal--The Carved Monuments
Author: Christopher Jones
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 1982
Genre: History
ISBN: 0934718075

This study treats the entire corpus of stone and wood monuments from the Maya site of Tikal and lesser periphery locations. Each description includes details of provenience and condition. Every carved surface is illustrated by a standardized scale drawing, supplemented in almost every case by photographs. University Museum Monograph, 44

Excavations in the Great Plaza, North Terrace, and North Acropolis of Tikal: Tikal Report 14

Excavations in the Great Plaza, North Terrace, and North Acropolis of Tikal: Tikal Report 14
Author: William R. Coe
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Total Pages: 1100
Release: 1990-09-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780934718660

This report is integral and pivotal to the entire Tikal publications series. Produced in six separate casebound volumes (3 of text, 2 of illustrations, a map box for oversize plans and sections), this monumental study looks at the very hub of Tikal. Tikal Report 14 is a tribute to its author, William R. Coe, who not only was able to salvage Tikal from the jungle but meticulously recorded all the resulting data in detailed plans, sections, drawings, and photographs, as well as the written word. This is an integrated site report of unprecedented size and scope. Tikal Report 14 will be of vital interest to field archaeologists and historians studying aspects of Mesoamerican culture.

Tikal Reports, Numbers 1-11

Tikal Reports, Numbers 1-11
Author: William R. Coe
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 430
Release: 1986
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 0934718741

Any consideration of ancient Mesoamerica, and more particularly the lowland Maya region, must include the great site of Tikal, Guatemala. Excavation and research were conducted at Tikal under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and the government of Guatemala from 1956 through 1969. The painstaking analysis of the results of those years of fieldwork continues, and the results will be published in a projected total of 39 final reports. This volume includes facsimile editions of the first 11 numbers of the final reports, on various topics relevant to the early excavations at Tikal, carried out by the University Museum. University Museum Monograph 64