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The Maya (Ancient peoples and places)
The Maya - Ancient peoples and places
Author: Michael D Coe
ISBN-13: 9780500274552
ISBN-10: 050027455X
Publication Date: 5/1987
Pages: 200
Edition: 4th ed. fully rev
Rating:
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3.5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Thames and Hudson
Book Type: Paperback
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Coe's THE MAYA is firmly established as the most readable, authoritative and succinct account of the New World's greatest ancient civilization. For this new edition, the author has expanded and substantially rewritten his text in the light of the latest evidence. Field research in Belize, Yucatan and the Guatemalan highlands has led to fresh thinking on Mayan origins and the collapse of Classic Maya civilization. Thanks to advances in understanding dynastic history, scholars can now speak with confidence of independent city-states as the basis of Maya political life. And new studies of iconography and art continue to shed light of the importance of kingship, ritual bloodletting and warfare in ancient Maya society, as well as on their macabre Underworld...

With 146 illustrations, this is a beautiful, comprehensive treatment of a fascinating ancient culture and a welcome addition to any library.