Death and the Classic Maya Kings

by James L. Fitzsimmons

Like their regal counterparts in societies around the globe, ancient Maya rulers departed this world with elaborate burial ceremonies and lavish grave goods, which often included ceramics, red pigments, earflares, stingray spines, jades, pearls, obsidian blades, and mosaics. Archaeological investigation of these burials, as well as the decipherment of inscriptions that record Maya rulers' funerary rites, have opened a fascinating window on how the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029271890X
• ISBN13: 9780292718906
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 321 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.3" x 10.2"