Find a copy in the library
Finding libraries that hold this item...
Details
| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Simon Martin; Nikolai Grube |
| ISBN: | 9780500287262 0500287260 |
| OCLC Number: | 242606280 |
| Description: | 240 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm. |
| Contents: | Preface: Discovering the Maya past -- Introduction -- Tikal -- Dos Pilas -- Naranjo -- Caracol -- Calakmul -- Yaxchilan -- Piedras Negras -- Palenque -- Tonina -- Copan -- Quirigua -- Epilogue: Fall of the sacred kings. |
| Responsibility: | Simon Martin and Nikolai Grube. |
Abstract:
Deep in the dense rainforests of Central America lie the turbulent stories of the Maya monarchy. Describing many of their own discoveries, the authors, two of the worlds leading experts in Maya hieroglyphs, take the reader into a once-hidden history, offering information on the nature of Maya divine kingship, statehood and political authority.
Read more...
Reviews
User-contributed reviews
Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers.
Be the first.
Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers.
Be the first.
Tags
Add tags for "Chronicle of the Maya kings and queens : deciphering the dynasties of the ancient Maya".
Be the first.
