Cities of the Maya in seven epochs, 1250 B.C. to A.D. 1903 / Steve Glassman and Armando Anaya.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glassman, Steve.

Contributor:

Anaya, Armando.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mayas--History.

Mayas.

History.

Urban Mayas--History.

Urban Mayas.

Extinct cities--Mexico.

Extinct cities.

Mexico.

Extinct cities--Central America.

Mayas--Antiquities.

Central America.

Physical Description:

ix, 238 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2011]

Summary:

"This book divides the 3,000 year time span into seven sections providing a detailed vignette of events, explorers, and people. Among topics covered are shamanistic rites; the Preclassic megacity of El Mirador and its neighbor Nakbe; the creation myth of the Hero Twins and its role organizing Maya society; and power struggles between the cities Tikal and Calakmul"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The proto-Maya Olmec cities of San Lorenzo and La Venta, 1250-400 B.C.: if not the mother culture, an undisputed similar culture

The Mirador Basin in times long gone, 1000 B.C.-A.D. 150

Tikal, the eternal city, early classic, A.D. 250-550

Calakmul and the snakehead dynasty, a Maya superpower

The tale of two cities, concluded, A.D. 695-869

Terminal classic in the Yucatan, A.D. 800-1100

Mayapan, Tayasal, and Chan Santa Cruz.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786448487

0786448482

OCLC:

698360638