Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya

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Thames & Hudson, 2008 - History - 240 pages
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Behind the ancient cities of the Maya and their abandoned artworks lie the turbulent stories of their ruling dynasties. One of the world's greatest and most powerful civilizations, the Maya experienced constant conflict in a landscape divided among numerous kingdoms. Intense rivalries, rapacious conquerors, and repeated dynastic defeat and breakdown are common themes in many tales of this mighty civilization.

The ancient Maya remain one of the most vibrant areas of study in world archaeology. Fresh discoveries in the field, together with the ongoing process of hieroglyphic decipherment, mean that information is constantly coming to light. This new version of the only comprehensive, kingdom-by-kingdom history of the ancient Maya brings the story fully up to date with previously unknown rulers and new glyphic readings, as well as additional information on diplomacy and warfare.

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Contents

pages 67
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Halftitle This portrait of one of
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Tikal kings called Chak Tok Ichaak is TIKAL
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Common terms and phrases

Acropolis Aguateca Ahkal Mo Ajaw Altar Bajlaj Chan K'awiil Ballcourt Bird Jaguar Bonampak Burial Calakmul captive capture Caracol carved central ceremony Chaak Chak Tok Ich'aak Chan Chaak Chapaat Classic Maya Copan death deity Dynastic title Early Classic emblem glyph erected excavated father Glyphic spelling Accession Grube headdress Hieroglyphic Stairway Houston inscriptions Itzamnaaj Bahlam Itzamnaaj K'awiil jade Jasaw Chan K'awiil K'an Joy Chitam K'atun K'atun-ending K'inich Janaab K'inich Janaab Pakal K"|NICH king's known Late Classic later Lintel lord Martin Mexican Nahb Naranjo Nuun Ujol Chaak º º Palenque Palenque's panel Piedras Negras Pilas Plaza political portrait Preclassic pyramid Quirigua record region reign ritual royal Ruler Schele Seibal shows Sihyaj Chan Snake kingdom sº sº Spearthrower Owl Stela stone Structure Stuart stucco surviving Temple Teotihuacan throne tomb Tonina Uaxactun vassal Witz Xook Yajaw Yax K'uk Yaxchilan Yaxha Yich'aak K'ahk Yo'nal Ahk Yohl Yuknoom

About the author (2008)

Simon Martin is a Research Specialist at the University of Pennsylvania Museum. For the past fourteen years he has been doing epigraphic fieldwork at Calakmul, Mexico.

Nikolai Grube is a professor of anthropology at the University of Bonn. He has been closely associated with several archaeological projects, including Caracol, Belize, and Yaxha, Guatemala.

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TitleChronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya
Ancient Peoples and Places Thames and Hudson
Chronicles Series
AuthorsSimon Martin, Nikolai Grube
Edition2, illustrated, reprint, revised
PublisherThames & Hudson, 2008
Original fromthe University of California
DigitizedOct 6, 2009
ISBN0500287260, 9780500287262
Length240 pages
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