Autor: David A. Freidel

As complex societies emerged in the Maya lowlands during the first millennium BCE, so did stable communities focused around public squares and the worship of a divine ruler tied to a Maize God cult. …

A timely synthesis of the latest research and perspectives on ancient Maya economics, this volume illuminates the sophistication and intricacy of economic systems in the Preclassic, Classic, and Post …

This accessible, state-of-the-art review of Mayan hieroglyphics and cosmology also serves as a tribute to one of the field’s most noted pioneers.The core of this book focuses on the current study of …