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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41423034 Title: The code of kings : the language of seven sacred Maya temples and tombs Author: Linda Schele; Peter Mathews Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 1999, ©1998. ISBN/ISSN: 0684852098 9780684852096 OCLC:41423034

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The code of kings : the language of seven sacred Maya temples and tombs

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The code of kings : the language of seven sacred Maya temples and tombs

Author:	Linda Schele; Peter Mathews
Publisher:	New York : Simon & Schuster, 1999, ©1998.
Edition/Format:	Book : English : 1st Touchstone edView all editions and formats
Summary:	This highly informative tour of a lost civilization discusses Mayan history and culture and focuses on seven sites that exemplify the Mayan tradition of using public places to record their history Read more...
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Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Linda Schele; Peter Mathews Find more information about:
ISBN:	0684852098 9780684852096
OCLC Number:	41423034
Notes:	"A Touchstone book." Originally published: New York : Scribner, c1998.
Description:	431 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents:	Pyramid-mountains and plaza-seas -- Tikal: Toh-Chak-Ich'ak's palace -- Palenque: Hanab-Pakal's tomb -- Copan: the great plaza of Waxaklahun-Ubah-K'awil -- Seibal: the K'atun-ending commemoration of Ah-Bolon-Abta Wat'ul-Chatel -- Chich'en Itza: the great ballcourt -- Uxmal: the nunnery quadrangle of Chan-Chak-K'ak'nal-Ahaw -- Iximche': the capital of the Kaqchikel Maya.
Other Titles:	Language of seven sacred Maya temples and tombs
Responsibility:	Linda Schele and Peter Mathews ; photographs by MacDuff Everton and Justin Kerr.

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George E. Stuart, Ph.D. vice president for research and exploration, "National Geographic" A glorious summary of the Maya world.

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