The Ancient Maya
by Robert J. Sharer, Sylvanus Griswold Morley, Loa P. Traxler
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This book traces the evolution of Maya civilization through the Pre-Columbian era, a span of some 2,500 years from the origins of complex society within Mesoamerica to the end of the Pre-Columbian world with the Spanish Conquest in the 16th century. The sixth edition presents new archaeological evidence and historical studies and offers the most extensive revisions of this classic work to date. The result is the most thorough and incisive study of the origins and development of ancient Maya show more civilization ever published. show lessTags
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Robert J. Sharer is the Shoemaker Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania and Curator of the American Section at the university's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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- Canonical title
- The Ancient Maya
- Original publication date
- 1946
- Important places
- Cobá, Quintana Roo, Mexico; Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Classifications
- Genres
- Anthropology, Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 972.81 — History & geography History of North America Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Bermuda Central America Guatemala
- LCC
- F1435 .M75 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America Latin America. Spanish America Central America Mayas
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 13
