SIXTH PALENQUE ROUND TABLE, 1986

Merle Greene Robertson, General Editor

Virginia M. Fields, Volume Editor

Originally published in 1991 as Sixth Palenque Round Table, 1986, edited by Virginia M. Fields. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.


CONTENTS

Historical Notes on the Discovery of the Ruins, the Founding of the Town, and the Origin and Significance of the Name of Palenque - by Arnulfo Hardy González.

The Demotion of Chac-Zutz' - by Linda Schele.

The Narrative Structure of Hieroglyphic Texts at Palenque - by J. Kathryn Josserand.

Lineage Patrons and Ancestor Worship Among the Classic Maya Nobility: The Case of Copán Structure 9N-82 - by William L. Fash.

Damming the Usumacinta: The Archaeological Evidence - by S. Jeffrey K. Wilkerson.

Period-Ending Stelae of Yaxchilán - by Carolyn Tate.

Olmec Bloodletting: An Iconographic Study - by Rosemary A. Joyce, Richard Edging, Karl Lorenz and Susan D. Gillespie.

Olmec Iconographic Influences on the Symbols of Maya Rulership - by F. Kent Reilly, III.

The Iconographic Heritage of the Maya Jester God - by Virginia M. Fields.
Beyond Rainstorms: The Kawak as an Ancestor, Warrior, and Patron of Witchcraft - by Joanne M. Spero.
Aspects of Impersonation in Classic Maya Art - by Andrea Stone.
The "Holmul Dancer" Theme in Maya Art - by Dorie Reents-Budet.
Prepositions and Complementizers in the Classic Period Inscriptions - by Martha J. Macri.