Author: Sylvanus Griswold MorleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maya chronology
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
The Inscriptions of Petén
Author: Sylvanus Griswold MorleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maya chronology
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
The Monuments and Inscriptions of Tikal--The Carved Monuments
Author: Nicholas JonesPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1934536377
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
This study treats the entire corpus of stone and wood monuments from the Maya site of Tikal and lesser periphery locations. Each description includes details of provenience and condition. Every carved surface is illustrated by a standardized scale drawing, supplemented in almost every case by photographs.
Arbitration Series
Author: United States. Department of StatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arbitration (International law)
Languages : en
Pages : 1074
Book Description
Shufeldt Claim
Author: United StatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1088
Book Description
Late Lowland Maya Civilization
Author: Jeremy A. SabloffPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
This book is a series of essays that offers a framework for the study of lowland Maya settlement patterns, surveying the range of interpretive ideas about ancient Maya remains.--Publisher's description.
Arbitration Series: Shufeldt claim; claim of the United States of America on behalf of P.W. Shufeldt v. the Republic of Guatemala. 1932
Author: United States. Department of StatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arbitration (International law)
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description
Maya Iconography
Author: Elizabeth P. BensonPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691264945
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 485
Book Description
A landmark work on the iconography of one of the world’s great civilizations This book presents foundational work on Maya iconography from leading practitioners in fields ranging from archaeology, anthropology, and art history to linguistics, astronomy, photography, and medicine. The period discussed runs from the last centuries B.C. through the great Maya Classic period, with some discussion of later eras and of regions outside the Maya area. Featuring an incisive introduction by Elizabeth Benson and Gillett Griffin, Maya Iconography demonstrates how Maya beliefs developed over time and makes important connections between Preclassic and Classic iconography. The contributors are John Carlson, Michael Coe, David Freidel, Donald Hales, Norman Hammond, Nicholas Hellmuth, John Justeson, Barbara Kerr, Justin Kerr, Mary Ellen Miller, William Norman, Lee Parsons, Francis Robicsek, Linda Schele, David Stuart, and Karl Taube.
Year Book
Author: Carnegie Institution of WashingtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Research
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
"List of the names of persons engaged in the various activities": v. 10, p. 243-257.
The Code of Kings
Author: Linda SchelePublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684852098
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
This highly informative tour of a lost civilization discusses Mayan history and culture and focuses on seven sites that exemplify the Mayan tradition of using public places to record their history and belief system. Maps, drawings & photos.
Year Book - Carnegie Institution of Washington
Author: Carnegie Institution of WashingtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Research
Languages : en
Pages : 954
Book Description