Ancient Maya [electronic resource] : archaeology unlocks the secrets to the Maya's past / by Nathaniel Harris ; Elizabeth Graham, consultant.
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TextSeries: National Geographic investigatesPublication details: Washington, DC : National Geographic, c2008.Description: 1 online resource (64 p.) : col. ill., col. mapsISBN: - 9781426302275
- 1426302274
- 9781426302282
- 1426302282
- 972.8/01 22
- F1435 .H36 2008eb
OSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 60) and index.
Message from the consultant -- Map of ancient mesoamerica -- Three major periods of Maya history -- Timeline of Mesoamerican history -- Yesterday comes alive: Lasting mystery -- Looters help out -- Mystery upon mystery -- History's detectives -- Secret of the glyphs -- Living legacy -- Wide influence -- Periods of the Maya -- Disputed dates -- When is a discovery not a discovery? -- Long decline? -- Coming of the Maya: Shock meeting -- Atomic bombshell -- Oldest tomb -- Writing from prehistory -- God and heroes -- Large site -- Models for the Maya -- Cities in the forest: Getting to the bottom of it -- Names of a dynasty -- Center of influence -- Artistic reconstruction -- Tales of Tikal -- Story in stones -- Mighty Tikal -- Kings, gods, and sacrifice.
Explores the world of the Maya, which spans five centuries of history in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador.
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