Lost Maya cities : archaeological quests in the Mexican jungle /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

"Previously published in Šprajc's native Slovenia and in German, this thrilling account of machete-wielding jungle expeditions has garnered enthusiastic reviews for its depictions of the efforts, dangers, successes, and disappointments experienced as the explorer-scientist searches out an...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Šprajc, Ivan (Autor)
Otros Autores: Zaranšek, Petra (Traductor), DeVos, Dean (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Slovenian
Publicado: College Station [Texas] : Texas A & M University Press, [2020]
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Šprajc, Ivan > Travel > Yucatán Peninsula.
Šprajc, Ivan > Travel > Mexico.
Šprajc, Ivan.
Šprajc, Ivan > Career in archaeology.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Yucatán Peninsula.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Mexico.
Mayas > Yucatán Peninsula > Antiquities.
Mayas > Mexico > Antiquities.
Electronic books.
Fouilles (Archéologie) > Yucatán (Péninsule)
Mayas > Yucatán (Péninsule) > Antiquités.
Mayas > Mexique > Antiquités.
Livres numériques.
e-books.
Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)
Mayas > Antiquities
Travel
Yucatán Peninsula > Antiquities.
Mexico > Antiquities.
Yucatán Peninsula > Description and travel.
Mexico > Description and travel.
Mexique > Antiquités.
Yucatán (Péninsule) > Descriptions et voyages.
Mexique > Descriptions et voyages.
Central America > Yucatán Peninsula
Mexico
Autobiography
autobiographies (literary works)
travelog (performed works genre)
Autobiographies
Travel writing
Travel writing.
Autobiographies.
Récits de voyages.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • 1. The Maya and Their Land
  • 2. Studying the Maya
  • 3. A Meeting
  • 4. Becán
  • 5. Justo Sierra Méndez
  • 6. Defilers of Tombs
  • 7. High-Level Security Detail
  • 8. Los Alacranes
  • 9. Buried City
  • 10. Snakes Aren't Only in the Jungle
  • 11. The King Is Coming
  • 12. State and Federation
  • 13. El Comandante
  • 14. Run Out of Bush
  • 15. Pyramid of the Sorcerer
  • 16. In the Underworld
  • 17. Balakbal and Altamira
  • 18. Altar of the Kings
  • 19. Forgotten
  • 20. Where Is Pared de los Reyes?
  • 21. A Mistake
  • 22. Oxpemul
  • 23. The City of Stelae and Altars
  • 24. Miscellanea
  • 25. Tree on a House
  • 26. A Long Way
  • 27. From Paixbán to Uxul
  • 28. Four Stelae
  • 29. Great Effort and Little Reward
  • 30. Where Is Ruppert's Diary Leading Us?
  • 31. The Wall of the Kings
  • 32. Far from the Trail
  • 33. Fruitless Search
  • 34. Terra Incognita
  • 35. Río Bec Dreams
  • 36. Red Stone
  • 37. Deep Well
  • 38. In the Maw of a Monster
  • 39. The Story of Lagunita
  • 40. A New Acquisition
  • 41. The Known and Unknown Maya
  • 42. Deluge
  • 43. Saved
  • Further Reading
  • Index

Ejemplares similares