Ancient Maya
Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of a Rainforest Civilization (Case Studies in Early Societies)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 24, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9780521592246
Subjects: American history: pre-Columbian period, BCE to c 1500; Anthropology; Archaeology by period / region; c 500 CE to c 1000 CE; Native American; History; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Sociology; Guatemala; Archaeology; Latin America - Central America; History / Native American; Antiquities; Mayas; Social life and customs
First sentence: Buried beneath the jungle vegetation lie sprawling ruined palaces of fine masonry architecture, still magnificent and beautiful despite the ravages of over a millennium.