Название: The Maya (9th Edition) (Ancient Peoples & Places)
Автор: Michael D. Coe, Stephen D. Houston
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500291888
Год: 1015
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 320
Размер: 66,2 МБ
Язык: Английский
The gold standard of introductory books on the ancient Maya." —Expedition
The Maya has long been established as the best, most readable introduction to the New World's greatest ancient civilization. Coe and Houston update this classic by distilling the latest scholarship for the general reader and student.
This new edition incorporates the most recent archaeological and epigraphic research, which continues to proceed at a fast pace. Among the finest new discoveries are spectacular stucco sculptures at El Zotz and Holmul, which reveal surprising aspects of Maya royalty and the founding of dynasties.