The Mayas

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THE MAYAS THE SPLENDOR OF A GREAT CULTURE In a vast region of Mesoamerica that includes part of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, the Maya people created one of the most originál and grandiose ancient civilizations. The Mayas do not constitute a single homogeneous group but a collection of ethnic groups with different languages, customs and historical reality that it has been possible to follow thanks to the studies made by specialists such as archaeologists, historians and epigraphers. This civilization developed over the course of more than 2,000 years in a tropical region of great biodiversity. The authors, renowned specialists, have gathered together the most up-to-daté information on the Mayas from a 21st century point of view. This work explains and describes in detail the different facets of this great culture, from the different offices and ranks of Maya society, its political organization and economy to the organization of its magnificent, spectacular cities... Tovább

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THE MAYAS THE SPLENDOR OF A GREAT CULTURE In a vast region of Mesoamerica that includes part of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, the Maya people created one of the most originál and grandiose ancient civilizations. The Mayas do not constitute a single homogeneous group but a collection of ethnic groups with different languages, customs and historical reality that it has been possible to follow thanks to the studies made by specialists such as archaeologists, historians and epigraphers. This civilization developed over the course of more than 2,000 years in a tropical region of great biodiversity. The authors, renowned specialists, have gathered together the most up-to-daté information on the Mayas from a 21st century point of view. This work explains and describes in detail the different facets of this great culture, from the different offices and ranks of Maya society, its political organization and economy to the organization of its magnificent, spectacular cities richly decorated with painting and sculptures, plus a section on one of the most complex writing, number and calendar systems of the ancient world and an intricate religion that permeated practically all aspects of existence. Each chapter contains appropriate illustrations accompanied by explanatoiy texts. The book ends with an overview of the most important chroniclers, explorers, investigators and archaeologists who have studied this civil ization. Vissza