Ancient Maya, 6th Edition

Zusatztext "(T)he most comprehensive and most lavishly illustrated book on its subject." Informationen zum Autor Robert J. Sharer is Shoemaker Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, and Curator of the American Section at the university's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. He is the author of Quirigua: A Classic Maya Center and Its Sculpture and Everyday Life in Maya Civilization, as well as two previous editions of The Ancient Maya. Loa P. Traxler is a Research Scientist in the American Section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Klappentext "The Ancient Maya is the definitive statement for our current understanding of their time and place. It goes well beyond any other competing volume in its encompassing reach."--Journal of Anthropological Research "(T)he most comprehensive and most lavishly illustrated book on its subject."--Journal of Latin American Studies Zusammenfassung Traces the evolution of Maya civilization through the Pre-Columbian era, from the origins of complex society within Mesoamerica to the end of the Pre-Columbian world with the Spanish Conquest in the 16th century. Presenting archaeological evidence and historical studies, this is a study of the origins and development of ancient Maya civilization.

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• Authors: Robert Sharer, Robert J Sharer, Robert J. Sharer, Robert J. Traxler Sharer, Robert J./ Traxler Sharer, Loa Traxler, Loa P Traxler, Loa P. Traxler
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.10.2005
• EAN: 9780804748162
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-4816-2
• No. of pages: 984
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 235 mm x 44 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous