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Description for Xibalba Gate
Paperback. Offers a reconstruction of Maya life for introductory archaeology students. This novel is suitable for those interested in archaeological fiction. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Professor Van Weathers has just revolutionized the teaching of Maya archaeology. His lifelike computer simulation Xibalbá Gate places his students in the world of the Late Classic Maya, where political strife, overpopulation, warfare, and social disorganization are in evidence in the soon-to-collapse civilization. Weathers' real life is also under strain— his wife is disenchanted, his son a cynic, his students disinterested, his excavation project blocked by a mysterious Latin American holding company. No wonder he loses himself in the world of King Knot Eye of Xultunich for days on end. But the real world problems magnify-a murder, an illness, an ... Read more
Professor Van Weathers has just revolutionized the teaching of Maya archaeology. His lifelike computer simulation Xibalbá Gate places his students in the world of the Late Classic Maya, where political strife, overpopulation, warfare, and social disorganization are in evidence in the soon-to-collapse civilization. Weathers' real life is also under strain— his wife is disenchanted, his son a cynic, his students disinterested, his excavation project blocked by a mysterious Latin American holding company. No wonder he loses himself in the world of King Knot Eye of Xultunich for days on end. But the real world problems magnify-a murder, an illness, an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759108790
SKU
V9780759108790
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Rob Swigart
Rob Swigart is a research affiliate at the Institute for the Future in Menlo Park, CA, and author of eight novels. He develops scenarios and vignettes for Fortune 500 companies. Published novels include Little America, The Time Trip (both from Houghton Mifflin) and The Book of Revelations (Dutton). An interactive novel, Portal, was published by Activision in 1986 on computer ... Read more
Reviews for Xibalba Gate
This is the best novel I have read in some time. And the Maya supernatural domain is accurately portrayed. Students of the Maya should fasten their seatbelts and hang on tight for this adventure, where two apparently separate worlds become fascinatingly less so. The novel requires attention to detail, and will reward the careful reader with exciting times.
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