The Maya
eBook - ePub

The Maya

  1. 312 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

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

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. About the Author
  4. Other titles of interest
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. 1 Introduction
  8. 2 The Earliest Maya
  9. 3 The Rise of Maya Civilization
  10. 4 Classic Splendor: the Early Period
  11. 5 Classic Splendor: the Late Period
  12. 6 The Terminal Classic
  13. 7 The Postclassic
  14. 8 Maya Life on the Eve of the Conquest
  15. 9 Maya Thought and Culture
  16. 10 The Enduring Maya
  17. Visiting the Maya Area
  18. Dynastic Rulers of Classic Maya Cities
  19. Further Reading
  20. Sources of Illustrations
  21. Index
  22. Copyright Page