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JAMES E. BRADY PUBLICATIONS Books and Monographs 2012 Heart of Earth: Studies in Maya Ritual Cave Use, edited by James E. Brady, Bulletin 23, Association for Mexican Cave Studies, Austin. 2009 Exploring Highland Maya Ritual Cave Use: Archaeology & Ethnography in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, edited by James E. Brady. Bulletin 20, Association for Mexican Cave Studies, Austin. 2005 Keith M. Prufer and James E. Brady (eds.) Stone Houses and Earth Lords: Maya Religion in the Cave Context. University Press of Colorado. 2005 James E. Brady and Keith M. Prufer (eds.) In the Maw of the Earth Monster: Mesoamerican Ritual Cave Use. University of Texas Press, Austin. 2004 Manuel Aguilar and James E. Brady (Coordinators) Ulama. Estudios Jaliscienses 56. 1999 Sources for the Study of Mesoamerican Ritual Cave Use, 2nd ed. Studies in Mesoamerican Cave Use, Publication 1, California State University, Los Angeles. 1996 Sources for the Study of Mesoamerican Ritual Cave Use. Studies in Mesoamerican Cave Use, Publication 1, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 1989 An Investigation of Maya Ritual Cave Use with Special Reference to Naj Tunich, Peten, Guatemala. Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles. Articles 2013 Holley Moyes and James E. Brady Caves as Sacred Space in Mesoamerica. In Sacred Darkness: A Global Perspective on the Ritual Use of Caves, edited by Holley Moyes, pp. 151-170. University Press of Colorado, Boulder. 2012 Eleanor M. King, James E. Brady, Leslie C. Shaw, Allan B. Cobb, C. L. Kieffer, Michael L. Brennan, and Chandra L. Harris Small Caves and Sacred Geography: A Case Study from the Prehispanic Maya Site of Maax Na, Belize. Latin American Antiquity 23 (4): 611–628. 2012 The Architectural Cave as an Early Form of Artificial Cave in the Maya Lowlands. In Heart of Earth: Studies in Maya Ritual Cave Use, edited by James E. Brady, pp. 61-68. Bulletin 23, Association for Mexican Cave Studies, Austin. 2012 Leaving No Stone Unturned: The Identification and Interpretation of Unmodified or Minimally Modified Stone Manuports in Caves. In Heart of Earth: Studies in Maya Ritual Cave Use, edited by James E. Brady, pp. 133-136. Bulletin 23, Association for Mexican Cave Studies, Austin. 2012 Humberto Nation, Polly A. Peterson, James E. Brady, Hector Neff, and Patricia A. McAnany Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry to Source Speleothems from Archaeological Contexts in the Sibun Valley Region of Belize, Central America. In Heart of Earth: Studies in Maya Ritual Cave Use, edited by James E. Brady, pp. 137- 142. Bulletin 23, Association for Mexican Cave Studies, Austin. 2012 Under Ground in Ancient Mesoamerica. In Fanning the Sacred Flame: Mesoamerican Studies in Honor of H.B. Nicholson, edited by Matthew A. Boxt and Brian Dervin Dillon, pp. 269-290. University Press of Colorado, Boulder. 2012 James E. Brady and C. L. Kieffer Preliminary observations on the investigation of Midnight Terror Cave, Belize. Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology, Vol. 9, edited by John Morris, Jaime Awe, Melissa Badillo and George Thompson, pp.:245-253. National Institute of Culture and History, Belmopan, Belize. 2011 Moyes, Holley and James E. Brady Cavernas sagradas na América Central. In Cavernas, rituais e religião, edited by Luiz Eduardo Panisset Travassos, Edgard Dias Magalhães and Elvis Pereira Barbosa, pp. 63- 70. Editus, Ilhéus. 2011 Cavernas como antigos centros de peregrinação maia: evidências auqueológicas de uma função multifacetada. In Cavernas, rituais e religião, edited by Luiz Eduardo Panisset Travassos, Edgard Dias Magalhães and Elvis Pereira Barbosa, pp. 93-125. Editus, Ilhéus. 2011 The Maya’s Sacred Caves: Caves Played an Important Role in Maya Spiritual Practices. American Archaeology Summer, pp. 12-20. 2010 Offerings to the Rain Gods: The Archaeology of Maya Caves. In Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea, edited Daniel Finamore and Stephen D. Houston, pp. 220-223. Peabody Essex Museum and Yale University Press, New Haven. 2009 James E. Brady and Ann M. Scott Heart of the Earth, Heart of the Community: The Role of Caves in the Validation of Settlement Space. In Proceedings of the 15th International Congress of Speleology, Vol. 1: Symposia, Part 1, edited by William B. White, pp. 58-63. International Union of Speleology, Greyhound Press. 2009 Allan Cobb and James E. Brady The Contribution of Cavers to the Development of Maya Cave Archaeology. In Proceedings of the 15th International Congress of Speleology, Vol. 1: Symposia, Part 1, edited by William B. White, pp. 69-73. International Union of Speleology, Greyhound Press. 2009 James E. Brady, Allan Cobb, Linda Palit, Donald Arburn, Sergio Garza, Christian Christiansen, Arturo Perez, Ann M. Scott, and Arnulfo Delgado Quen Santo Revisited: Updating Eduard Seler’s 19th Century Cave Studies. In Exploring Highland Maya Ritual Cave Use: Archaeology & Ethnography in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, edited by James E. Brady, pp. 9-25. Association for Mexican Cave Studies, Austin. 2009 Jenny Guerra and James E. Brady A Restudy of Cave 1 at Quen Santo. In Exploring Highland Maya Ritual Cave Use: Archaeology & Ethnography in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, edited by James E. Brady, pp. 27-40. Association for Mexican Cave Studies, Austin. 2009 James E. Brady and Sergio Garza Caves and Fish in Mesoamerica: An Initial Consideration. In Exploring Highland Maya Ritual Cave Use: Archaeology & Ethnography in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, edited by James E. Brady, pp. 55-59. Association for Mexican Cave Studies, Austin. 2009 C. L. Kieffer, Sergio Garza and James E. Brady The Gendered Use of Caves in the Jalkatec and Chuj Areas. In Exploring Highland Maya Ritual Cave Use: Archaeology & Ethnography in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, edited by James E. Brady, pp. 61-65. Association for Mexican Cave Studies, Austin. 2009 James E. Brady and Arnulfo Delgado The Chicomoztoc and Modern Jalkatek Ethnography. In Exploring Highland Maya Ritual Cave Use: Archaeology & Ethnography in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, edited by James E. Brady, pp. 67-71. Association for Mexican Cave Studies, Austin. 2009 James E. Brady and Sergio Garza A Reassessment of Ethnographic Data on Cave Utilization in Santa Eulalia. In Exploring Highland Maya Ritual Cave Use: Archaeology & Ethnography in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, edited by James E. Brady, pp. 73-79. Association for Mexican Cave Studies, Austin. 2009 Sergio Garza and James E. Brady Aspects of Ritual Organization in Santa Eulalia, Guatemala. In Exploring Highland Maya Ritual Cave Use: Archaeology & Ethnography in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, edited by James E. Brady, pp. 81-85. Association for Mexican Cave Studies, Austin. 2008 James E. Brady and Polly A. Peterson Re-envisioning Ancient Maya Ritual Assemblages. In Religion, Archaeology and the Material World, edited by Lars Fogelin, pp. 78-96. Center for Archaeological Investigations, Occasional Paper No. 36. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. 2008 Sergio Garza, James E. Brady and Arnulfo Delgado Quen Santo: Un nuevo examen etnoarqueológico de la cueva santa. XXI Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológiacas en Guatemala, edited by Juan Pedro Laporte, Bárbara Arroyo and Héctor E. Mejía. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes, Instituto de Antropología e Historia, Asociación Tikal, Fundación Arqueológica del Nuevo Mundo, Guatemala. 2007 Sergio Garza, James E. Brady and Emilio Merino Una perspectiva etnoarqueológica sobre la utilización del espacio en cuevas en Santa Eulalia, Guatemala. XX Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas en Guatemala, edited by Juan Pedro Laporte, Bárbara Arroyo and Héctor E. Mejía, pp. 973-978. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes, Instituto de Antropología e Historia, Asociación Tikal, Fundación Arqueológica del Nuevo Mundo, Guatemala. 2006 Jesper Nielsen and James E. Brady The Couple in the Cave: Origin Iconography on a Ceramic Vessel from Los Naranjos, Honduras. Ancient Mesoamerica 17:203-217. 2006 James E. Brady and Dominique Rissolo A Reappraisal of Ancient Maya Cave Mining. Journal of Anthropological Research 62 (4): 471-490. 2006 Sergio Garza and James Brady La Superviviencia de la Cosmovisión PreColumbina y Práticas en El Ulama. In: Raíces de Mazatlán: Fundación, politica, música y viajeros, edited by Lorena Schobert Lizárraga and Ernesto Hernández Norzagaray, pp. 51-63. Asociación de Gestores del Patrimonio Histórico y Cultural de Mazatlán, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, and El Instituto Municipal de Cultura, Turismo y Arte de Mazatlán, Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. 2005 Pan-Mesoamerican Patterns of Pre-Columbian Cave Use. Olmec, Maya, Aztec: Papers in Honor of H. B. (Nick) Nicholson, edited by Marilyn Beaudry-Corbitt. UCLA Institute of Archaeology, Los Angeles (in press). 2005 Keith M. Prufer and James E. Brady Introduction: Religion and the Role of Cave Archaeology in Maya Studies. In Stone Houses and Earth Lords: Maya Religion in the Cave Context, edited by Keith M. Prufer and James E. Brady, pp. 1-22. University Press of Colorado, Boulder. 2005 The Impact of Ritual on Ancient Maya Economy. In Stone Houses and Earth Lords: Maya Religion in the Cave Context, edited by Keith M. Prufer and James E. Brady, pp. 115-134. University Press of Colorado, Boulder. 2005 James E. Brady and Pierre R. Colas Nikte Mo’ Scattered Fire in the Cave of K’ab Chante: Epigraphic and Archaeological Evidence for Cave Desecration in Ancient Maya Warfare. In Stone Houses and Earth Lords: Maya Religion in the Cave Context, edited by Keith M. Prufer and James E. Brady, pp. 149-166. University Press of Colorado, Boulder. 2005 James E. Brady, Allan Cobb, Sergio Garza, Cesar Espinosa and Robert Burnett An Analysis of Ancient Maya Stalactite Breakage at Balam Na Cave, Guatemala. In Stone Houses and Earth Lords: Maya Religion in the Cave Context, edited by Keith M. Prufer and James E. Brady, pp. 213-224. University Press of Colorado, Boulder. 2005 Ann M. Scott and James E. Brady Human Remains in Lowland Maya Caves: Problems of Interpretation. In Stone Houses and Earth Lords: Maya Religion in the Cave Context, edited by Keith M. Prufer and James E. Brady, pp. 263-284. University Press of Colorado, Boulder.
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    351 INDE X a Acatenango, Volcán 96 Accommodations 311-12, See Also

    © Lonely Planet 351 Index A Aguateca 304-5 ATMs 319 Acatenango, Volcán 96 Cancuén 226 Autosafari Chapín 199 accommodations 311-12, see also Ceibal 302-4, 303 individual locations Chuitinamit 132 B farmstays 194 Copán Site (Honduras) 239-45, 243 Balneario Cecilinda 220 useful phrases 340 Dos Pilas 305 Balneario Chulamar 199 activities 312-13, see also individual El Baul Hilltop Site 196-7 Balneario Las Islas 220 activities El Chal 295 Balneario Likín 199 Acul 156 El Mirador 308-10 banana export 237 agrotourism 194 El Perú (Waká) 306 bargaining 320 Agua Caliente 251-2 El Tintal 309 Barrios, Justo Rufino 29 Agua, Volcán 96, 111-12 El Zotz 307-8 bathrooms 322 Aguateca 304-5 Ixcún 272 beaches 18 air travel 325-7 Iximché 117 Champerico 193-4 air fares 325-7 Ixlú 295 Chiquistepeque 195 airlines 325 K’umarcaaj 149-51 Monterrico 201 airports 325 Los Sapos 247 Pacific Slope 195 to/from Guatemala 325-7 Machaquilá 295 Playa Blanca 263 within Guatemala 328 Mixco Viejo 211 Playa El Chechenal 282 INDEX Aldea Chajaneb 220 Monte Alto (La Democracia) 198 Playa Quehueche 263 Almolonga 169-70 Naj Tunich 271 Sipacate 198-9 ambulance services, see inside front Nakbé 309 Tilapita 187, 189 cover Nakum 300 Tulate 194-5 animal bites 337 Parque Arqueológico Kaminaljuyú 71 beauty ideals, Maya 28 animal sanctuaries, see zoos & animal Parque Arqueológico Takalik Abaj Bethancourt, Hermano Pedro de San sanctuaries 192-3 José de 94, 95 animals 56-7, see also individual animals Quiriguá 236-8, 236 bicycling 312, 328 Antigua 86-113, 88-9, 5 Río Azul 308 Antigua 97 accommodations
  • Alternative Epigraphic Interpretations of the Maya Snake Emblem Glyph

    Alternative Epigraphic Interpretations of the Maya Snake Emblem Glyph

    ALTERNATIVE EPIGRAPHIC INTERPRETATIONS OF THE MAYA SNAKE EMBLEM GLYPH by CHRISTOPHER T. SAVAGE B.S. University of Central Florida, 1994 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies in the Office of the Vice Provost at the University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Fall Term 2007 ABSTRACT This thesis seeks to demonstrate that the Maya snake emblem glyph is associated with religious specialists, instead of geographic locations, as emblem glyphs are typically understood to be. The inscriptions and the media on which the snake emblem glyph occurs will be analyzed to determine the role or function of the “Lord of the Snake.” Temporal and spatial data has also been collected to aid in understanding the enigmatic glyph. The snake emblem glyph has recently been identified as originating from a broad area containing the sites of El Perú and La Corona in Guatemala, and Dzibanche, Mexico, a departure from the longstanding choice of Calakmul, Mexico. Unprovenanced snake emblem glyph texts have been cataloged under a “Site Q” designation („Q‟ for the Spanish word Que, meaning “which”) by Peter Mathews. Site Q is thus not securely identified geographically, which confounds efforts to designate a particular site as the snake emblem glyph site. Other problems with the snake emblem glyph, such as its geographically wide dispersal, hint that it is not a title of a particular city or region. Yet another problem is “a proper fit” between the individuals listed on unprovenanced material and individuals named at sites associated with the snake emblem glyph.