Inaugural art of Bird Jaguar IV : rewriting history at Yaxchilan
Monumental art of the Maya incorporates figural imagery and hieroglyphic texts to document dynastic and mythical history. One particular monument tells us that near the end of April in 752 A.D., Bird Jaguar IV was inaugurated as ruler of the Mayan city now known as Yaxchilan. Investigation of his sc...
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University of British Columbia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26781 |