The Secret of My Seduction by Caroline Linden

The Secret of My Seduction by Caroline Linden

This volume illuminates human lifeways in the northern Maya lowlands prior to the rise of Chich n Itz . This period and area have been poorly understood on their own terms, obscured by scholarly focus on the central lowland Maya kingdoms. Before Kukulk n is anchored in three decades of interdisciplinary research at the Classic Maya capital of Yaxun , located at a contentious crossroads of the northern Maya lowlands.

Using bioarchaeology, mortuary archaeology, and culturally sensitive mainstream archaeology, the authors create an in-depth regional understanding while also laying out broader ways of learning about the Maya past. Part 1 examines ancient lifeways among the Maya at Yaxun , while part 2 explores different meanings of dying and cycling at the settlement and beyond: ancestral practices, royal entombment and desecration, and human sacrifice. The authors close with a discussion of the last years of occupation at Yaxun and the role of Chich n Itz in the abandonment of this urban center.

Before Kukulk n provides a cohesive synthesis of the evolving roles and collective identities of locals and foreigners at the settlement and their involvement in the region's trajectory. Theoretically informed and contextualized discussions offer unique glimpses of everyday life and death in the socially fluid Maya city. These findings, in conjunction with other documented series of skeletal remains from this region, provide a nuanced picture of the social and biocultural dynamics that operated successfully for centuries before the arrival of the Itz .

Caroline Linden is the author of the Reece Family series, the Truth About the Duke series, and What a Woman Needs, among other smart, seductive historical romances. Caroline graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. She resides in New England with her family and is a recipient of the prestigious RITA Award from Romance Writers of America.

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ISBN 13	9780997149449
ISBN 10	0997149442
Title	The Secret of My Seduction
Author	Caroline Linden
Series	Scandals
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Caroline Linden
Year published	2017-01-27
Number of pages	122
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