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Item Details
Title:
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THE MAYA
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By: |
Michael D. Coe, Stephen Houston |
Format: |
Paperback |
List price:
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£19.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0500291888 |
ISBN 13: |
9780500291887 |
Publisher: |
THAMES & HUDSON LTD |
Pub. date: |
1 May, 2015 |
Edition: |
9th Revised edition |
Series: |
Ancient Peoples and Places |
Pages: |
320 |
Description: |
Featuring stucco sculptures at El Zotz and Holmul, this book includes the discovery of an underwater cavern of the earliest known occupant of the region, the Hoyo Negro girl, and evidence for the first architecture at Ceibal. |
Synopsis: |
Coe and Houston update this classic account of the New Worlds 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. |
Illustrations: |
213 illustrations, 28 in colour |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Thames & Hudson Ltd |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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