CORE Talk: Derived datasets for digital epigraphy in the Classic Maya world
CORE Talk by Associate Professor Jessica Munson (Lycoming College).
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Jens Chr. Skous Vej 4, Building 1483-524 or via Zoom.
Derived datasets for digital epigraphy in the Classic Maya world
Abstract:
Hieroglyphic texts dated to the Classic Maya period (ca. 300–900 CE) offer concise historical accounts of the royal dynasties and political affairs of the ruling class. Recorded in their indigenous script, Classic Maya monuments include details about the wars, alliances, royal marriages, ritual ceremonies, and acts of subordination that gave shape to a shifting and fragmented political landscape. Decipherment and epigraphic studies have made significant advances in unraveling these political histories, but tend to concentrate on sites with the most well-preserved and largest number of monuments. Comprehensive cataloguing efforts by the Maya Hieroglyphic Database (MHD) project have created accessible digital resources that enable more systematic analyses to examine patterns of variation across a wider range of texts. In this talk I highlight datasets derived from the MHD to demonstrate how digital technologies combined with a social networks perspective can be used to map dimensions of sociocultural diversity in the Maya world.
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