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Lost Maya Cities : Archaeological Quests in the Mexican Jungle /

"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...

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Autor principal: Šprajc, Ivan (Autor)
Otros Autores: DeVos, Dean (Traductor), Zaranšek, Petra (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Slovenian
Publicado: College Station [Texas] : Texas A & M University Press, [2020]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- 1. The Maya and Their Land -- 2. Studying the Maya -- 3. A Meeting -- 4. Becán -- 5. Justo Sierra Mendez -- 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 
505 0 |a 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 
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