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Chronicle of the Maya Kings & Queens 2ND Edition
by Simon Martin  Publisher Comments "The ideal reference on Maya archaeology." —Science News Behind the ancient cities of the Maya and their abandoned artworks lie the turbulent stories of their ruling dynasties. One of the world's greatest and most powerful civilizations, the Maya...
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Maya 7TH Edition
by Michael D Coe Synopsis The Maya has long been established as the best, most readable introduction to the New World's greatest ancient civilization. In these pages Professor Coe distills a life-time's scholarship for the general reader and student. Since the publication of the...
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Popol Vuh Volume 2
by Allen J Christenson Publisher Comments A literal translation that preserves the poem's original structure This second volume provides a literal, line-by-line English translation of the Popol Vuh, capturing the beauty, subtlety, and high poetic language characteristic of K'iche'-Maya sacred...
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Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens : Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya (00 - Old Edition)
by Simon Martin Synopsis Behind immense, ruined cities, and abandoned artworks deep in the rainforests of Central America lie the turbulent stories of the Maya monarchy. This text examines 11 of the most important Maya kingdoms, and provides biographical accounts of the 152...
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A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya
by Linda Schele Publisher Comments This is an account of Maya history based on the deciphering of hieroglyphic inscriptions. Because the epigraphic record is too limited to allow a comprehensive reconstruction of Maya history, Schele and Freidel have arranged their story by sites...
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Lost Empires: Ancient Aztec and Maya: The Extraordinary History of 3000 Years of Mesoamerican Civilization with Over 270 Photographs and Illustrations
by David Jones Synopsis This book unveils the lost world of the Aztec, Maya and many other peoples found by the European conquistadors....
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Ancient Maya (6TH 06 Edition)
by Robert J. Sharer Publisher Comments "The Ancient Maya is the definitive statement for our current understanding of their time and place. It goes well beyond any other competing volume in its encompassing reach."—Journal of Anthropological Research “(T)he most comprehensive and...
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Maya Cosmos
by David Freidel Publisher Comments A Masterful blend of archaeology, anthropology, astronomy, and lively personal reportage, Maya Comos tells a constellation of stories, from the historical to the mythological, and envokes the awesome power of one of the richest civilizations ever to...
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Lifeways in the Northern Maya Lowlands: New Approaches to Archaeology in the Yucatan Peninsula (Native Peoples of the Americas)
by Jennifer P Mathews Synopsis The flat, dry reaches of the northern Yucatan Peninsula have been largely ignored by archaeologists drawn to the more illustrious sites of the south. This book is the first volume to focus entirely on the northern Maya lowlands, presenting a broad cross...
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Rabinal Achi: A Mayan Drama of War and Sacrifice
by Dennis Tedlock Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-361)....
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Diet, Health, and Status Among the Pasi?n Maya: A Reappraisal of the Collapse (Vima)
by Lori E Wright Book News Annotation Starting aptly with the illustration of a skull found at a royal sacrificial site in present-day Guatemala in 2005 by series editor/ Vanderbilt U. project leader A. Demarest, this volume follows up on The Petexbatun Regional Archeological Project, the...
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An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs
by Sylvanus Griswold Morley Publisher Comments Best introduction to the topic — easily accessible to beginners. Extremely full in interpretation; very thorough in exposition of variants and unusual features, with reproductions of many inscriptions unavailable elsewhere. Material from Old and...
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Maya Calendar Origins: Monuments, Mythistory, and the Materialization of Time (William and Bettye Nowlin)
by Prudence M Rice Publisher Comments In Maya Political Science: Time, Astronomy, and the Cosmos, Prudence M. Rice proposed a new model of Maya political organization in which geopolitical seats of power rotated according to a 256-year calendar cycle known as the May. This fundamental...
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Water and Ritual: The Rise and Fall of Classic Maya Rulers (Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)
by Lisa Joyce Lucero Publisher Comments In the southern Maya lowlands, rainfall provided the primary and, in some areas, the only source of water for people and crops. Classic Maya kings sponsored elaborate public rituals that affirmed their close ties to the supernatural world and their...
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How to Read Maya Hieroglyphs
by John Montgomery Synopsis After a successful run in hardcover, this invaluable resource to the Maya language is now available in paperback. The spectacular writing system of the ancient Maya of Mesoamerica eluded modern-day decipherment for more than 200 years. This comprehensive...
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Rise & Fall of the Maya Civilization
by J. Eric and S. Thompson Publisher Comments Ever since the discovery of the magnificent ruins of the Maya cities in the Central American jungles, men have speculated about this stone-age people, who without metal tools, without beasts of burden, without even a knowledge of the wheel, developed...
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The Nature of an Ancient Maya City: Resources, Interaction, and Power at Blue Creek, Belize (Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory)
by Thomas Guderjan Publisher Comments For two millennia, the site now known as Blue Creek in northwestern Belize was a Maya community that became an economic and political center that included some 15,000-20,000 people at its height. Fairly well protected from human destruction, the...
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Lost Cities and Ancient Mysteries of South America (Lost Cities Series)
by David H Childress Synopsis Rogue adventurer and maverick archaeologist Childress takes the reader on unforgettable journeys in search of lost cities and ancient mysteries. Join him as he crosses deserts, mountains, and jungles in search of legendary cities, vast gold treasure...
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Guide to Ancient Maya Ruins
by C Bruce Hunter Synopsis "Organized by geographic regions, this guide discusses the major tourist destinations. ... Interesting remarks on the Maya civilization are spread throughout". -- Natural History....
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Maya Monuments
by Nigel Hughes Publisher Comments Maya Monuments is a record of 40 representative Maya buildings and sculpted monoliths, selected by the author to show the stylistic range of the Classic and Post-Classic periods of that remarkable and accomplished civilization. The book contains 41...
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