[PDF] A Mayan Life eBook

Author : Lynn V. Foster
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 21,42 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195183634

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This comprehensive and accessible reference explores the greatest and most mysterious of civilizations, hailed for its contributions to science, mathematics, and technology. Each chapter is supplemented by an extensive bibliography as well as photos, original line drawings, and maps.

Author : Robert J. Sharer
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 16,68 MB
Release : 1996-09-09
Category : History
ISBN :

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. For ease of use by students, the work is organized into chapters covering all aspects of Maya life and civilization: the foundations of Maya life and civilization; early, middle, and late Maya civilization; economy (food production and trade); social and political systems; writing and calendars; life cycle events; arts and crafts; and religion.

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 13,3 MB
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 0684818450

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One of the most extraordinary works of the human imagination and the most important text in the native languages of the Americas, Popul Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life was first made accessible to the public 10 years ago. This new edition retains the quality of the original translation, has been enriched, and includes 20 new illustrations, maps, drawings, and photos.

Author : Heather Moore Niver
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 30,28 MB
Release : 2016-07-16
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 150814902X

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What was life like in the days of the ancient Maya civilization? Where did people live and what did they do each day? These questions and more are answered in this fact-filled book about the daily life of the ancient Maya. Engaging text and primary sources shed light on the many mysteries of the Maya people. Color photographs of existing architecture and artifacts, as well as artwork, will transport readers back to the days when the Maya civilization was thriving. This exciting book is rich with information about Maya culture, and it’s sure to stoke readers’ imaginations while giving them a deep understanding of the history of this ancient civilization.

Author : Ralph Whitlock
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,70 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Civilization, Mayan
ISBN : 9780399610332

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Describes the highly developed Mayan civilization noted for its achievements in architecture, mathematics, and astrology.

Author : Rachel Crandell
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 47,19 MB
Release : 2002-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780805066876

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Photographs and simple text describe what daily life is like for Maya villagers, showing how they prepare meals, weave clothing, make roofs, and create art and music.

Author : Linda Green
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 42,4 MB
Release : 1999-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780231504287

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Between the late 1970s and the mid-1980s, the people of Guatemala were subjected to a state-sponsored campaign of political violence and repression designed to not only defeat a left-wing, revolutionary insurgency but also destroy Mayan communities and culture. The Mayan Indians in the western highlands were labeled by the government as revolutionary sympathizers, and many Mayan women lost husbands, sons, and other family members who were brutally murdered or who simply "disappeared." Based on years of field research conducted in the rural highlands, Fear as a Way of Life traces the intricate links between the recent political violence and repression and the long-term systemic violence connected with class inequalities and gender and ethnic oppression––the violence of everyday life.

Author : Tatiana Proskouriakoff
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 18,75 MB
Release : 2011-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0292786069

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Tatiana Proskouriakoff, a preeminent student of the Maya, made many breakthroughs in deciphering Maya writing, particularly in demonstrating that the glyphs record the deeds of actual human beings, not gods or priests. This discovery opened the way for a history of the Maya, a monumental task that Proskouriakoff was engaged in before her death in 1985. Her work, Maya History, has been made ready for press by the able editorship of Rosemary Joyce. Maya History reconstructs the Classic Maya period (roughly A.D. 250-900) from the glyphic record on stelae at numerous sites, including Altar de Sacrificios, Copan, Dos Pilas, Naranjo, Piedras Negras, Quirigua, Tikal, and Yaxchilan. Proskouriakoff traces the spread of governmental institutions from the central Peten, especially from Tikal, to other city-states by conquest and intermarriage. Thirteen line drawings of monuments and over three hundred original drawings of glyphs amplify the text.