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Prehistoric Mesoamerica
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Richard E. W. Adams |
"This book is a synthesis of archaeological findings from Mexico and Guatemala and an interpretation of them." -- from the preface. |
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Jungle of stone
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William Carlsen |
Documents the true story of the nineteenth-century rediscovery of the Mayan civilization by American ambassador John Lloyd Stephens and British architect Frederick Catherwood, illuminating how their … |
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The Terminal Classic in the Maya lowlands
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Prudence M. Rice,Arthur Andrew Demarest |
"The Terminal Classic in the Maya Lowlands revisits one of the great problems in Maya archaeology-the apparent collapse of Classic Maya civilization from roughly A.D. 830 to 950. During this period t… |
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The ancient Maya
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Robert Sharer,Loa Traxler,Robert J. Sharer |
"Comprehensive synthesis of ancient Maya scholarship. Extensive summary of the archaeology of the Maya world provides the historical context for a detailed topical synthesis of chronological and geog… |
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The highlands of the lowlands
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Elizabeth A. Graham |
"Technical report on a survey and excavation program in east-central Belize, including the coast and inland regions that rise toward the Maya Mountains. Focus is on natural environments and the ancie… |
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Precolumbian Jade
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Frederick W. Lange |
"Monumental work that includes detailed studies of jade from across Central and South America is divided into three parts. Pt. 1 includes eight chapters on geology and minerology; Pt. 2, eight chapte… |
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Alfred Maudslay and the Maya
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Ian Graham |
"In this biography, the first published about Alfred Maudslay (1850-1931), Ian Graham describes this extraordinary Englishman and his pioneering investigations of the ancient Maya ruins." "Maudslay, … |
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Ancient American Art in Detail
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Colin McEwan |
This latest title in a strikingly beautiful series of collectable books turns our attention to the rich variety of art from the Ancient Americas. We gain fascinating insights into the design and prod… |
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