The Handbook to Life in the Ancient Maya World

by Lynn Vasco Foster

Book Overview

The ancient Mayan civilization of southern Mexico and northern Central America has long been described as "mysterious," even though scholars have been studying this culture for hundreds of years. Our view of the Maya has changed dramatically based on the various findings of these scholars; what were once thought of as "vacant ceremonial centers," inhabited by only a few calendar priests and used as places of ritual by the surrounding peasant farmers,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195183630
• ISBN13: 9780195183634
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Handbook to Life in the Ancient Maya World

Whether you are a novice or expert on the subject, the author has captured the essence of Maya culture in this work. This book is a compilation by several experts of different Maya subjects i.e. architecture, agriculture, hieroglyphics etc. It would qualify as the textbook for a course on the Maya. Not only is the book easy reading but it is stocked full of facts that every student of the Maya should know.