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Ancient Maya Cities of the Eastern Lowlands
Brett A. Houk
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Description for Ancient Maya Cities of the Eastern Lowlands
Paperback. Series: Ancient Cities of the New World. Num Pages: 368 pages, 66 black & white figures. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1QDAK; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
For more than a century researchers have studied Maya ruins, and sites like Tikal, Palenque, Copan, and Chichen Itza have shaped our understanding of the Maya. Yet cities of the eastern lowlands of Belize, an area that was home to a rich urban tradition that persisted and evolved for almost 2,000 years, are treated as peripheral to these great Classic period sites. The hot and humid climate and dense forests are inhospitable and make preservation of the ruins difficult, but this oft-ignored area reveals much about Maya urbanism and culture.
Using data collected from different sites throughout the ... Read more
For more than a century researchers have studied Maya ruins, and sites like Tikal, Palenque, Copan, and Chichen Itza have shaped our understanding of the Maya. Yet cities of the eastern lowlands of Belize, an area that was home to a rich urban tradition that persisted and evolved for almost 2,000 years, are treated as peripheral to these great Classic period sites. The hot and humid climate and dense forests are inhospitable and make preservation of the ruins difficult, but this oft-ignored area reveals much about Maya urbanism and culture.
Using data collected from different sites throughout the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Ancient Cities of the New World
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813054155
SKU
V9780813054155
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About Brett A. Houk
Brett A. Houk is associate professor of archaeology at Texas Tech University, USA.
Reviews for Ancient Maya Cities of the Eastern Lowlands
Brings together for the first time all the major sites of this part of the Maya world and helps us understand how the ancient Maya planned and built their beautiful cities. It will become both a handbook and a source of ideas for other archaeologists for years to come"". - George J. Bey III, coeditor of Pottery Economics in Mesoamerica ... Read more