Maya Monuments

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Summary: The splendour of the Maya
Review: This beautiful book contains 41 full-colour paintings of Maya buildings (many now in danger) to demonstrate the Classic and Post-Classic periods of this civilization. There are also lots of minor drawings scattered throughout the text.

The text consists of an introduction, thirty essays on various aspects of the government, religion, economy and culture of the ancient Mayas, and an epilogue.

The map of the region covered includes Mexico's Yucatan and Chiapas provinces, Guatemala and Belize. The sites covered include Copan, Palenque, Topoxte, Tikal, Chicanna, Becan, Uxmal, Tulum and Chichen Itza.

Maya Monuments is a major achievement of art, archaeology and history, vividly bringing this ancient culture to life again. It concludes with a selected bibliography and index.