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Death and the Classic Maya kings / James L. Fitzsimmons

This study examines Classic Period Maya royal funerary rites using archaeological and textual evidence. It reconstructs burial practices and beliefs regarding the afterlife and ancestor veneration using data from across the Maya lowlands.

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Archaeology/History Burial/Archaeology/History Death/Life Funeral rites and ceremonies/Manners and customs/Civilisation Future life [Afterlife]/Eschatology/Religious thought/Religion History Kings and rulers/Heads of state/Executive power/Political science/Social sciences/Civilisation Maya art/Art, Central American Tombs/Burial/Archaeology/History

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