The Kowoj: Identity, Migration, and Geopolitics in Late Postclassic Petén, Guatemala

Neighbors of the better-known Itza in the central Petén lakes region of Guatemala, the Kowoj Maya have been studied for little more than a decade. The Kowoj: Identity, Migration, and Geopolitics in Late Postclassic Petén, Guatemala summarizes the results of recent research into this ethno-political group conducted by Prudence Rice, Don Rice, and their colleagues. Chapters in The Kowoj address the question "Who are the Kowoj?" from varied viewpoints: archaeological, archival, linguistic, ethnographic, and bioarchaeological. Using data drawn primarily from the peninsular site of Zacpetén, the authors illuminate Kowoj history, ritual components of their self-expressed identity, and their archaeological identification. These data support the Kowoj claim of migration from Mayapán in Yucatán, where they were probably affiliated with the Xiw, in opposition to the Itza. These enmities extended into Petén, culminating in civil warfare by the time of final Spanish conquest in 1697. The first volume to consider Postclassic Petén from broadly integrative anthropological, archaeological, and historical perspectives, The Kowoj is an important addition to the literature on late Maya culture and history in the southern lowlands. It will be of particular interest to archaeologists, historians, ethnohistorians, art historians, and epigraphers. Contributors include Leslie G. Cecil, William N. Duncan, Charles Andrew Hofling, Grant D. Jones, Timothy W. Pugh, Don S. Rice, Prudence M. Rice, Rómulo Sánchez Polo, and David Stuart. Included here is the cover page, title page, table of contents and the first chapter entitled "Introduction to the Kowoj and their Petén Neighbors" by Prudence M. Rice and Don S. Rice. The book in its entirety (448 pages) is available from University Press of Colorado.

作为危地马拉中部佩滕湖区声名更著的伊察（Itza）人的邻族，科沃乔玛雅（Kowoj Maya）族群的相关学术研究迄今仅开展十余年。《科沃乔：危地马拉佩滕后古典晚期的身份认同、迁徙与地缘政治》一书，系统总结了普鲁登斯·赖斯（Prudence Rice）、唐·赖斯（Don Rice）及其同事针对这一族裔政治群体开展的近期研究成果。本书各章节从考古学、档案学、语言学、民族学以及生物考古学等多元视角，解答了"科沃乔究竟是何族群"这一核心学术问题。研究团队主要依托半岛遗址扎克特恩（Zacpetén）获取的一手考古数据，阐释了科沃乔的族群发展历史、其自我认同所蕴含的仪式性内涵，以及该族群的考古学识别特征。上述数据佐证了科沃乔族群的迁徙主张：他们源自尤卡坦半岛的玛雅潘（Mayapán），彼时大概率与希维（Xiw）部落结盟，与伊察人处于敌对关系。这种敌对关系延续至佩滕地区，最终在1697年西班牙最终征服佩滕前爆发了内战。作为首部从整合式人类学、考古学与历史学视角探究佩滕后古典时期的专著，《科沃乔》为南部低地晚玛雅文化与历史的相关研究文献增添了重要成果。本书尤其适合考古学家、历史学家、民族历史学家、艺术史家以及玛雅铭文学家阅读参考。本书作者团队包括莱斯利·G·塞西尔（Leslie G. Cecil）、威廉·N·邓肯（William N. Duncan）、查尔斯·安德鲁·霍夫林（Charles Andrew Hofling）、格兰特·D·琼斯（Grant D. Jones）、蒂莫西·W·普（Timothy W. Pugh）、唐·S·赖斯（Don S. Rice）、普鲁登斯·M·赖斯（Prudence M. Rice）、罗慕洛·桑切斯·波罗（Rómulo Sánchez Polo）以及戴维·斯图尔特（David Stuart）。本数据集包含本书的封面页、书名页、目录，以及由普鲁登斯·M·赖斯与唐·S·赖斯撰写的首章《科沃乔及其佩滕邻族导论》。全书共计448页，可通过科罗拉多大学出版社（University Press of Colorado）获取。