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- English
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The Maya
About this book
Coe and Houston update this classic account of the New World's greatest ancient civilization, incorporating the most recent research in a fast-changing field.
New discoveries of spectacular stucco sculptures at El Zotz and Holmul reveal surprising aspects of Maya royalty; the 'Classic' Maya themselves can be understood as occupants of royal courts, full of Machiavellian intrigue yet operating in close communion with gods and cosmos. Just-discovered texts at Xultun show a strong concern with astronomy and numerology, as well as evidence of lost books. Other finds include the discovery in an underwater cavern of the earliest known occupant of the region, the Hoyo Negro girl, and new evidence for the first architecture at Ceibal. The Maya highlights the vitality of current scholarship into this brilliant civilization.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- About the Author
- Other titles of interest
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Earliest Maya
- 3 The Rise of Maya Civilization
- 4 Classic Splendor: the Early Period
- 5 Classic Splendor: the Late Period
- 6 The Terminal Classic
- 7 The Postclassic
- 8 Maya Life on the Eve of the Conquest
- 9 Maya Thought and Culture
- 10 The Enduring Maya
- Visiting the Maya Area
- Dynastic Rulers of Classic Maya Cities
- Further Reading
- Sources of Illustrations
- Index
- Copyright Page