List of Figures ixList of Tables xvPreface: On the Path of the Sun xviiAcknowledgments xxiiiAbbreviations xxvPart I. E Groups: Historical Perspectives1. The Distribution and Significance of E Groups: A Historical Background and Introduction 3Arlen F. Chase, Anne S. Dowd, and David A. Freidel2. E Groups and the Rise of Complexity in the Southeastern Maya Lowlands 31Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z.
ChasePart II. The Astronomy and Cosmology of E Groups3. E Groups: Astronomy, Alignments, and Maya Cosmology 75Anthony F. Aveni and Anne S. Dowd4. The Legacy of Preclassic Calendars and Solar Observation in Mesoamerica?s Magic Latitude 95Susan Milbrath5. The E Group as Timescape: Early E Groups, Figurines, and the Sacred Almanac 135Prudence M. Rice6.
E Groups, Cosmology, and the Origins of Maya Rulership 177David A. FreidelPart III. The Archaeology of E Groups7. The Isthmian Origins of the E Group and Its Adoption in the Maya Lowlands 215Takeshi Inomata8. A Tale of Two E Groups: El Palmar and Tikal, Peten, Guatemala 253James A. Doyle9. The History, Function, and Meaning of Preclassic E Groups in the Cival Region 293Francisco Estrada-Belli10. Time to Rule: Celestial Observation and Appropriation among the Early Maya 328William A.
Saturno, Boris Beltr.n, and Franco D. Rossi11. Ordinary People and East?West Symbolism 361Cynthia Robin12. E Groups and Ancestors: The Sunrise of Complexity at Xunantunich, Belize 386M. Kathryn Brown13. Of Apples and Oranges: The Case of E Groups and Eastern Triadic Architectural Assemblages in the Belize River Valley 412Jaime J. Awe, Julie A.
Hoggarth, and James J. Aimers14. The Founding of Yaxuna: Place and Trade in Preclassic Yucatan 450Travis W. Stanton15. Founding Landscapes in the Central Karstic Uplands 480Kathryn Reese-TaylorPart IV. Conclusion16. More Than Smoke and Mirrors: Maya Temple Precincts and theEmergence of Religious Institutions in Mesoamerica 517Anne S. Dowd17.
Epilogue: E Groups and Their Significance to the Ancient Maya 578Diane Z. Chase, Patricia A. McAnany, and Jeremy A. SabloffList of Contributors 583Freidel.