Glimpse At Guatemala, and Some Notes on the Ancient Monuments of - Central Americ

Klappentext Alfred Percival Maudslay (1850-1931) was a British archaeologist who is widely considered the founder of modern Mesoamerican archaeology. First published in 1899! this volume documents Maudslay's last expedition to Guatemala with his wife Anne Cary Maudsley! and contains detailed descriptions of the archaeological sites he had previously excavated. Zusammenfassung Alfred Percival Maudslay (1850–1931) was a British archaeologist who is widely considered the founder of modern Mesoamerican archaeology. First published in 1899, this volume documents Maudslay's last expedition to Guatemala with his wife Anne Cary Maudsley, and contains detailed descriptions of the archaeological sites he had previously excavated. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; List of illustrations; List of maps and plates; 1. The voyage; 2. The city; 3. The start; 4. Antigua; 5. The volcanoes; 6. The road to Godines; 7. The lake of Atitlan; 8. The Quiché and Cachiquels; 9. Across the Altos; 10. Uspantan and the Rio Negro; 11. Coban and the Vera Paz; 12. Ruins at Rabinal; 13. The Road to Zacapa and Copan; 14. Copan; 15. Copan in 1885; 16. Copan in 1885 continued; 17. Copan to Quirigua; 18. On the way to the coast; 19. Cajabon and the northern forests; 20. The ruins of Ixkun and the Pine Ridge; 21. Chichén Itzá; 22. Laguna and the Rio Usumacinta; 23. Palenque; 24. Tikál and Menché; 25. Conclusions; 26. The hieroglyphic inscriptions; Index; Explorations in Guatemala, and examination of the newly-discovered Indian ruins of Quiriguá, Tikal, and the Usumacinta.

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• Authors: Maudslay Alfred Percival, Maudslay Anne Cary, Alfred Percival Maudslay, Anne Cary Maudslay, Anne Cary Maudslay Maudslay, Maudslay Alfred Percival, Maudslay Anne Cary
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.2011
• EAN: 9781108017046
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01704-6
• No. of pages: 490
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology; Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region, Central America, Mexico and Central America