A forest of kings : the untold story of the ancient Maya

Schele, Linda.

Book 1990

Using data from art and archaeology, this book provides the public with the first glimpse of the just-deciphered history of the Classic Maya. A retelling of the doings of kings and conquerors in Central America more than 1,000 years ago.

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Maya History

Maya Kings and rulers

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ISBN:

9780688074562
0688112048
0688074561

Edition:

First edition

Description:

542 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 510-532) and index

Contents:

Time travel in the jungle
Sacred space, holy time, and the Maya world
Cerros : the coming of kings
A war of conquest : Tikal against Uaxactún
Star wars in the Seventh Century
The children of the First Mother : family and dynasty at Palenque
Bird-jaguar and the Cahalob
Copán : the death of first dawn on Macaw Mountain
Kingdom and empire at Chichén Itzá
The end of a literate world and its legacy to the future
Back to the beginning
Glossary of gods and icons

LCCN:

90005809

Control Number:

34549

Other Authors:

Freidel, David A

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