The lost chronicles of the Maya kings | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:This text brings to life the extraordinary civilization of the Maya. In it, the author answers questions about why they constructed their cities in the hostile setting of the jungle, the exact age of their ruins & the strange human images depicted in elaborate costume at so many of their sites

Print Book, English, 1999

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1999

Genre:History

Physical Description:xi, 450 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm

ISBN:

9780297816997, 0297816993

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:43401096

Contents:

The ancient Maya

Discovery of the Maya

Origins of Maya Civilization

Cracking the code

Early classic

Late classic

Gods & men

The death & rebirth of Maya civilization

Conquest & survival