Cities of the Maya in seven epochs, 1250 B.C. to A.D. 1903
By: Steve Glassman and Armando Anaya
Contributors: Anaya, Armando
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780786448487
Subjects: Extinct cities; Urban residence; Antiquities; Mayas; History
Description: "This book divides the 3,000 year time span into seven sections providing a detailed vignette of events, explorers, and people. Among topics covered are shamanistic rites; the Preclassic megacity of El Mirador and its neighbor Nakbe; the creation myth of the Hero Twins and its role organizing Maya society; and power struggles between the cities Tikal and Calakmul"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-232) and index.
Table of contents: title: The proto-Maya Olmec cities of San Lorenzo and La Venta, 1250-400 B.C.: if not the mother culture, an undisputed similar culture; title: The Mirador Basin in times long gone, 1000 B.C.-A.D. 150; title: Tikal, the eternal city, early classic, A.D. 250-550; title: Calakmul and the snakehead dynasty, a Maya superpower; title: The tale of two cities, concluded, A.D. 695-869; title: Terminal classic in the Yucatan, A.D. 800-1100; title: Mayapan, Tayasal, and Chan Santa Cruz.