Cities of the Maya in seven epochs, 1250 B.C. to A.D. 1903 /

"This book divides the 3,000 year time span into seven sections providing a detailed vignette of events, explorers, and people. Among topics covered are shamanistic rites; the Preclassic megacity of El Mirador and its neighbor Nakbe; the creation myth of the Hero Twins and its role organizing M...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Glassman, Steve
Otros Autores: Anaya, Armando
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, ©2011.
Temas:
Mayas > History.
Urban Mayas > History.
Extinct cities > Mexico.
Extinct cities > Central America.
Mayas > Antiquities.
Mayas > Histoire.
Villes disparues, en ruines, etc. > Mexique.
Villes disparues, en ruines, etc. > Amérique centrale.
Mayas > Antiquités.
HISTORY.
Extinct cities
Mayas
Mayas > Antiquities
Urban Mayas
Central America
Mexico
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This book divides the 3,000 year time span into seven sections providing a detailed vignette of events, explorers, and people. Among topics covered are shamanistic rites; the Preclassic megacity of El Mirador and its neighbor Nakbe; the creation myth of the Hero Twins and its role organizing Maya society; and power struggles between the cities Tikal and Calakmul"--Provided by publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 238 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780786487431
0786487437

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