Royal Cities of the Ancient Maya

by Michael D. Coe

Book Overview

The Maya are of enormous and abiding fascination to anybody interested in archaeology, ancient history, astronomy, or the visual arts. From the 3rd century BC to the 14th century AD, while Europe was deep in the Dark and Middle Ages, the Maya were producing astonishing sculpture, stelae, and wall murals, and building magnificent temples, palaces, tombs, and ball courts. Now, in this extraordinary volume pairing a leading Maya scholar and one of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865652848
• ISBN13: 9780865652842
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Vendome Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 11.3" x 9.3"