The first Maya civilization : ritual and power before the classic period
Estrada-Belli (archaeology, Boston U.) conducted research for 10 years in and around the Holmul site in Guatemala, where the earliest Maya artifacts have been found, and here offers a first summary of his findings about how the civilization developed. Among his topics are the beginnings of Maya civilization, peasant pioneers, preclassic kingdoms and the AD 100 conjuncture across the lowland, activating the Maya cosmos with the earliest plaza rituals, and the eclipse of El Mirador and the rise of classic kingdoms
xvi, 176 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780415429931, 9780415429948, 9780203839133, 0415429935, 0415429943, 0203839137
614990197
Maya civilization in perspective
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Maya states before the classic period
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