Houston, Stephen D

The classic Maya / - xviii, 383 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm - Cambridge world archaeology .

This book is the first in-depth synthesis of the Classic Maya. It is richly informed by new decipherment of hieroglyphs, decades of intensive excavation and survey. Structured by categories of person in society, it reports on kings, queens, nobles, gods, and ancestors, as well as the many millions of farmers and other figures who lived in societies predicated on sacred kingship and varying political programs. -publisher description

9780521660068 (hardback) 0521660068 (hardback) 9780521669726 (pbk.) 0521669723 (pbk.)


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