Costume et insignes d’un gouvernant maya: K’inich Janaab’ Pakal de Palenque: K’inich Janaab’ Pakal de Palenque

"The city of Palenque achieved its greatest splendour in the Late Classic when it became one of the foremost centres in the Maya world. During the reign of K'inich Janaab' Pakal (A.D. 615-683) the Temple of the Inscriptions, which later served as his sepulchre and commemorative monument, was built. In 1952, Alberto Ruz Lhuillier discovered the funerary chamber in the Temple of the Inscriptions. Based on the reports from the 1950s, photographs taken at the time of the discovery, work published over the past half century, and the analysis of objects that composed the funerary furnishings, this research proposes a holistic revision of the funerary complex. The funerary furnishings, the manufacturing technique and technical sequence employed to create such pieces were studied; the geographic location of the sources of the raw materials was proposed. Finally, the function of each object and its probable significance were discussed."--Publisher's web site. "The city of Palenque achieved its greatest splendour in the Late Classic when it became one of the foremost centres in the Maya world. During the reign of K'inich Janaab' Pakal (A.D. 615-683) the Temple of the Inscriptions, which later served as his sepulchre and commemorative monument, was built. In 1952, Alberto Ruz Lhuillier discovered the funerary chamber in the Temple of the Inscriptions. Based on the reports from the 1950s, photographs taken at the time of the discovery, work published over the past half century, and the analysis of objects that composed the funerary furnishings, this research proposes a holistic revision of the funerary complex. The funerary furnishings, the manufacturing technique and technical sequence employed to create such pieces were studied; the geographic location of the sources of the raw materials was proposed. Finally, the function of each object and its probable significance were discussed."--Site de l'éditeur Front Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Remerciements Index Liste des figures Liste de tableaux et graphiques Introduction 1. Palenque dans l’espace et dans le temps 2. L’histoire posthume de palenque. Chronique des explorations de la cite archéologique depuis le XVIII è siècle jusqu’à l’aube du XXI è siècle 3. Les fouilles dans le Temple des Inscriptions 4. K’inich Janaab’ Pakal : un souverain maya en exercice au VIIe siècle de notre ere 5. K’inich Janaab’ Pakal. L’homme, un regard depuis les XX et XXI siecles. Etudes bioarchéologiques 6. Les visages de K’inich Janaab’ Pakal 7. Les artefacts récuperes dans le Temple des Inscriptions 8. Une sépulture pour l’éternité 9. Considerations finales Annexe 1 Annexe 2 Dates relevées sur différentes inscriptions et que l’on emploiera au fil des chapitres ce travail Bibliographie