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The first Maya civilization : ritual and power before the classic period / Francisco Estrada-Belli.

Author/creator Estrada Belli, Francisco
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
Descriptionxvi, 176 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Mayas--Guatemala --Petén (Department) --Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Guatemala --Petén (Department)
Maya architecture--Guatemala --Petén (Department)
Petén (Guatemala : Department)--Antiquities.
Contents Maya civilization in perspective -- Trajectories of evolution : Maya archaeology and the preclassic Maya -- Maya states before the classic period -- Planting the seed of civilization : the making of sacred ground -- Earth-mountain-caves and sky-serpent-birds : meta-narratives of preclassic Maya art -- The preclassic-classic Maya transition : a new beginning?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 151-168) and index.
LCCN 2010019911
ISBN9780415429931 (hbk.)
ISBN9780415429948 (pbk.)
ISBN9780203839133 (e-book)
ISBN0415429935 (hbk.)
ISBN0415429943 (pbk.)
ISBN0203839137 (e-book)

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