The First Maya Civilization
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Author | : Francisco Estrada-Belli |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2010-11-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1136882502 |
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When the Maya kings of Tikal dedicated their first carved monuments in the third century A.D., inaugurating the Classic period of Maya history that lasted for six centuries and saw the rise of such famous cities as Palenque, Copan and Yaxchilan, Maya civilization was already nearly a millennium old. Its first cities, such as Nakbe and El Mirador, had some of the largest temples ever raised in Prehispanic America, while others such as Cival showed even earlier evidence of complex rituals. The reality of this Preclassic Maya civilization has been documented by scholars over the past three decades: what had been seen as an age of simple village farming, belatedly responding to the stimulus of more advanced peoples in highland Mesoamerica, is now know to have been the period when the Maya made themselves into one of the New World's most innovative societies. This book discusses the most recent advances in our knowledge of the Preclassic Maya and the emergence of their rainforest civilization, with new data on settlement, political organization, architecture, iconography and epigraphy supporting a contemporary theoretical perspective that challenges prior assumptions.
Author | : Robert J. Sharer |
Publisher | : Greenwood |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1996-09-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Download Daily Life in Maya Civilization Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
. For ease of use by students, the work is organized into chapters covering all aspects of Maya life and civilization: the foundations of Maya life and civilization; early, middle, and late Maya civilization; economy (food production and trade); social and political systems; writing and calendars; life cycle events; arts and crafts; and religion.
Author | : Lewis Spence |
Publisher | : New York : AMS Press |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 1908 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Arthur Demarest |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2004-12-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521533904 |
Download Ancient Maya Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Ancient Maya comes to life in this new holistic and theoretical study.
Author | : Lynn V. Foster |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780195183634 |
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This comprehensive and accessible reference explores the greatest and most mysterious of civilizations, hailed for its contributions to science, mathematics, and technology. Each chapter is supplemented by an extensive bibliography as well as photos, original line drawings, and maps.
Author | : Charles George |
Publisher | : Greenhaven Publishing LLC |
Total Pages | : 98 |
Release | : 2010-07-16 |
Genre | : Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1420505475 |
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At its peak, the Maya civilization consisted of two million people populating over forty cities. While Europe languished in darkness after the fall of Rome, the Maya were advancing irrigation and terracing techniques in agriculture, pioneering the use of the zero in mathematics, and creating accurate astronomical tables. Yet, much about this great culture is unknown, as scholars struggle to decipher Mayan texts. This compelling volume examines the Maya civilization in accessible chapters with supplemental maps, timelines, and charts to support student research. Relevant topics discussed in this edition include the rise of the Mayans, the lives of the nobility and commoners during the classical period, achievements in science, engineering, and writing, the spirit realm and cosmology, and elements of Mayan culture in modernity.
Author | : Loa P. Traxler |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 704 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1934536865 |
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Proceedings of the conference "The Origins of Maya States," held in Philadelphia, April 10-13, 2007.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0684818450 |
Download Popol Vuh Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
One of the most extraordinary works of the human imagination and the most important text in the native languages of the Americas, Popul Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life was first made accessible to the public 10 years ago. This new edition retains the quality of the original translation, has been enriched, and includes 20 new illustrations, maps, drawings, and photos.
Author | : Carla McKinney Brenner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Central America |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Lia Machel |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 139 |
Release | : 2011-11-11 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1477166246 |
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Time Portal: The World of the First Maya is a Guidebook on a journey that contains many startling Facts to show: Where the Maya people started their voyage to the new world in MesoAmericaWho appeared to the natives, built a City, and became a God Why the Maya fashioned Time and the Calendar as circular, not linearWhen settlers and traders from international roots came to live among them in One cultureRead about incredible archaeological discoveries to show that the Maya were adept at using techniques and materials, unknown to the Western world for centuries! Discover briefly, the latter decades of the Maya civilization, before the arrival of the Spaniards! Illustrations by the Author give the reader a sense of what Mayans celebrated, and how they were dressed to impress.