Bibliograph

A forest of kings, the untold story of the ancient Maya, Linda Schele and David Freidel ; color photographs by Justin Kerr

Type

Label

A forest of kings, the untold story of the ancient Maya, Linda Schele and David Freidel ; color photographs by Justin Kerr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 510-532) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A forest of kings

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

21295769

Responsibility statement

Linda Schele and David Freidel ; color photographs by Justin Kerr

Sub title

the untold story of the ancient Maya

Summary

Using data from art and archaeology, this book provides the public with the first glimpse of the just-deciphered history of the Classic Maya. A retelling of the doings of kings and conquerors in Central America more than 1,000 years ago

Table Of Contents

Time travel in the jungle -- Sacred space, holy time, and the Maya world -- Cerros : the coming of kings -- A war of conquest : Tikal against Uaxactún -- Star wars in the Seventh Century -- The children of the First Mother : family and dynasty at Palenque -- Bird-jaguar and the Cahalob -- Copán : the death of first dawn on Macaw Mountain -- Kingdom and empire at Chichén Itzá -- The end of a literate world and its legacy to the future -- Back to the beginning -- Glossary of gods and icons

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