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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Glassman, Steve
Other Authors: Anaya, Armando
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, ©2011.
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The proto-Maya Olmec cities of San Lorenzo and La Venta, 1250-400 B.C.: if not the mother culture, an undisputed similar culture
  • The Mirador Basin in times long gone, 1000 B.C.-A.D. 150
  • Tikal, the eternal city, early classic, A.D. 250-550
  • Calakmul and the snakehead dynasty, a Maya superpower
  • The tale of two cities, concluded, A.D. 695-869
  • Terminal classic in the Yucatan, A.D. 800-1100
  • Mayapan, Tayasal, and Chan Santa Cruz.

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