Lost Kingdoms of the MayaThis new National Geographic book spans the 4,000-year-old history of the Maya, who developed one of the most remarakable civilizations in pre-Colombian America.The authors detail the painstaking work of reconstructing and deciphering the intricate hieroglyphs left behind by Mayan scribes--records that have led to wondrous discoveries. |
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Page 30
... Maya area on foot , by mule , and in dugout canoe . Plagued by illness and the perils of ongoing civil war and often guided only by local hearsay , they managed to visit most of the now - famous cities of the ancient Maya - Copan ...
... Maya area on foot , by mule , and in dugout canoe . Plagued by illness and the perils of ongoing civil war and often guided only by local hearsay , they managed to visit most of the now - famous cities of the ancient Maya - Copan ...
Page 63
... city , majesty still reigns in the acres of stone buildings , causeways , plazas , and worn monuments that lie in the partially restored heart of the city . Like their counterparts in other Classic Maya cities , these and all the other ...
... city , majesty still reigns in the acres of stone buildings , causeways , plazas , and worn monuments that lie in the partially restored heart of the city . Like their counterparts in other Classic Maya cities , these and all the other ...
Page 64
... Maya cities moved into its final stage , the Postclassic , and to the thriving city of Chichen Itza . Linked by its port town at Isla Cerritos to the Gulf and Caribbean canoe trade , and perhaps bolstered by rulership freed of the ...
... Maya cities moved into its final stage , the Postclassic , and to the thriving city of Chichen Itza . Linked by its port town at Isla Cerritos to the Gulf and Caribbean canoe trade , and perhaps bolstered by rulership freed of the ...
Contents
ANCIENT MAYA | 16 |
A Cosmic View | 43 |
Religion and Ritual | 135 |
Copyright | |
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Ah Cacao ALEXANDER COOKE ancient Maya archaeological archaeologist architecture Aztec Balankanche Belize buildings cacao Calakmul Campeche Canek canoe carved Cave century ceremony Chiapas Chichen Itza Classic Maya Classic Period clay conquest Copan corn Cortés dates DAVID ALLEN HARVEY deity Diego de Landa earth elite excavated feathers figurines FOLLOWING PAGES Frederick Catherwood GIANNI VECCHIATO glyphs gods Guatemala highland human jade Jaguar John Lloyd Stephens JUSTIN KERR katun KENNETH GARRETT kings Landa Late Classic living Long Count lords Maya area Maya art Maya calendar Maya cities Maya civilization Maya society merchants Mesoamerica Mexico mountains OPPOSITE OTIS IMBODEN painted palaces Palenque Peten platform plaza Popol Vuh Postclassic Period Preclassic Puuc pyramid quetzal Quiche RICHARD ALEXANDER COOKE ritual royal ruins ruler sacred scholars scribes sculpture shell Spanish stelae stone Stuart stucco supernatural survived symbol Tayasal temple Tikal tomb trade Tulum Underworld University Uxmal Venus Xibalba Yaxchilan Yucatan Peninsula