Royal cities of the ancient Maya / text by Michael D. Coe ; photographs by Barry Brukoff.
2012
F1435.3.A6 C64 2012 (Mapit)
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Title
Royal cities of the ancient Maya / text by Michael D. Coe ; photographs by Barry Brukoff.
Author
Coe, Michael D., author.
ISBN
9780865652842 hardcover
0865652848 hardcover
0865652848 hardcover
Published
New York : The Vendome Press, 2012.
Language
English
Description
223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 x 29 cm
Call Number
F1435.3.A6 C64 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
972.81/01
Summary
Traces the rise and fall of Maya civilization through its great royal cities, from El Mirador, the largest and oldest, to the rival city-states of the Classical period such as Tikal, Calakmul, Yaxchilán, Palenque, Toniná, and Copán. He then moves on to the great cities of the Terminal Classic period; at a time when the mighty centers of the southern lowlands were in a steep decline, cities to the north such as Uxmal and Kabah achieved a pinnacle of architectural beauty. After that he turns to the Postclassic period and Chichén Itzá in central Yucatán, a huge, cosmopolitan city that flourished during a military and cultural takeover by the Toltecs of central Mexico.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-221) and index.
Added Author
Brukoff, Barry, photographer.
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Table of Contents
Maya genesis
Rival giants of the classic period
Cities of the river
Cities of the west
Cities of the east
Maya renaissance in the northern lowlands
Twilight of the ancient Maya.
Rival giants of the classic period
Cities of the river
Cities of the west
Cities of the east
Maya renaissance in the northern lowlands
Twilight of the ancient Maya.