Piedras Negras Archaeology, 1931-1939: Piedras Negras Preliminary Papers; Piedras Negras Archaeology
Subtitle: Architecture
Contributors: Jane A. Hill (Editor); Charles Golden (Editor)
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum Publication
Published: March 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 425
ISBN-13: 9781931707756
Subjects: History; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Usumacinta River Valley (Guate; Maya sculpture; Sociology; Maya architecture; Excavations (Archaeology); Archaeology; Usumacinta River Valley (Guatemala and Mexico)
First sentence: Located in the karst an broken topography of the Middle Usumacinta River valley, Piedras Negras, Guatemala, was on th dynastic seat of a large Maya kingdom that included an urban core as well as numerous smaller centers located throughout the region.