The Maya by Michael D Coe

The Maya by Michael D Coe

The Maya has long been established as the best, most readable introduction to the New World's greatest ancient civilization. Coe and Houston update this classic by distilling the latest scholarship for the general reader and student.

This new edition incorporates the most recent archaeological and epigraphic research, which continues to proceed at a fast pace. Among the finest new discoveries are spectacular stucco sculptures at El Zotz and Holmul, which reveal surprising aspects of Maya royalty and the founding of dynasties. Dramatic refinements in our understanding of the pace of developments of the Maya civilization have led scholars to perceive a pattern of rapid bursts of building and political formation. Other finds include the discovery of the earliest known occupant of the region, the Hoyo Negro girl, recovered from an underwater cavern in the Yucatan peninsula, along with new evidence for the first architecture at Ceibal.

Michael D. (Michael D.) Coe is a Yale University Anthropology Professor Emeritus. The Maya, México, Cracking the Maya Code, Angkor and the Khmer Civilization, and Understanding the Maya Glyphs are among his works. He is a resident of New Haven, Connecticut.

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ISBN 13	9780500274552
ISBN 10	050027455X
Title	The Maya
Author	Michael D Coe
Series	Ancient Peoples And Places
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Thames & Hudson Ltd
Year published	1987-05-11
Number of pages	200
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