Cities of the Maya in seven epochs, 1250 B.C. to A.D. 1903 /

Cities of the Maya in seven epochs, 1250 B.C. to A.D. 1903 /

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Author / Creator:Glassman, Steve.
Imprint:Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011.
Description:ix, 238 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Mayas -- History.
Mayas -- Urban residence -- History.
Extinct cities -- Mexico.
Extinct cities -- Central America.
Mayas -- Antiquities.
Extinct cities.
Mayas.
Mayas -- Antiquities.
Mayas -- Urban residence.
Central America.
Mexico.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8367235
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Other authors / contributors:Anaya, Armando.
ISBN:9780786448487 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786448482 (softcover : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"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 Maya society; and power struggles between the cities Tikal and Calakmul"--Provided by publisher.

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