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  | | Maya Archaeology 3(1st Edition) Featuring the Grolier Codex by Stephen Houston, Michael Coe, Mary Miller, Karl Taube, Simon Martin, Takeshi Inomata, Daniela Triadan, Christophe Helmke, Jaime Awe, Shawn Morton, Gyles Iannone, Kenichiro Tsukamoto, Octavio Esparza, Arnoldo Gonzalez, Joshua Balcells, Mary Jane Acuña, Joel Skidmore, Charles Golden, Chip Breitwieser, Charles W. Golden Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2015 by Precolumbia Mesoweb Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9859317-0-4, ISBN: 0-9859317-0-1 "Continuing in the tradition of the Maya Archaeology series from Precolumbia Mesoweb Press, this volume offers chapters by leading authorities on discoveries and research in the field of Maya archaeology. Topics include a royal tomb at Palenque, an early Maya ceremonial center at Ceibal, a hieroglyphic stairway at El Palmar recording a pilgrimage to distant Copan, and breakthrough insights into Maya divinity. The volume is accompanied by ..." |
 | | Maya Archaeology 1(1st Edition) Featuring the Ancient Maya Murals of San Bartolo, Guatemala by William Saturno, Linda A. Brown, Zachary X. Hruby, Karl Taube ., Gene Ware, Bruce R. Bachand, Lori E. Wright, Luis Alberto Martos, Joel Skidmore, Charles Golden, Stephen Houston, Charles W. Golden, Stephen D. Houston Hardcover, 112 Pages, Published 2009 by Precolumbia Mesoweb Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9821333-1-6, ISBN: 0-9821333-1-6 "Chapters include: High Resolution Documentation of the Murals of San Bartolo, Guatemala, by William Saturno....Strontium Isotopic Identification of an Early Classic Migrant to Punta de Chimino, Guatemala, by Lori E. Wright and Bruce R. Bachand....Communal and Personal Hunting Shrines Around Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, by Linda A. Brown....The Discovery of Plan de Ayutla, Mexico, by Luis Alberto Martos López....Painted Lithic Artifacts f ..." |
 | | Temple of the Night Sun(1st Edition) A Royal Maya Tomb at El Diablo, Guatemala by Stephen Houston, Sarah Newman, Edwin Roman, Thomas Garrison, Nicholas Carter, Alyce De Carteret, Andrew Scherer, Karl Taube Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2015 by Precolumbia Mesoweb Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9821333-9-2, ISBN: 0-9821333-9-1 "Maya kings led opulent lives and, in death, lay in spectacular tombs. This book, illustrated with over 350 photographs and graphics in full color, publishes a royal crypt found in 2010 at El Zotz, Guatemala. Covered by a temple with celestial symbols, the tomb proved unusually rich. The main body belonged to the likely founder of a dynasty in the fourth century AD. The treasure with him included effigy ceramics, jade masks, regalia, tex ..." |
 | | An Inconstant Landscape(1st Edition) The Maya Kingdom of El Zotz, Guatemala by Thomas G. Garrison, Stephen Houston Hardcover, 492 Pages, Published 2018 by University Press Of Colorado ISBN-13: 978-1-60732-763-9, ISBN: 1-60732-763-5 "Presenting the results of six years of archaeological survey and excavation in and around the Maya kingdom of El Zotz, An Inconstant Landscape paints a complex picture of a dynamic landscape over the course of almost 2,000 years of occupation. El Zotz was a dynastic seat of the Classic period in Guatemala. Located between the renowned sites of Tikal and El Perú-Waka’, it existed as a small kingdom with powerful neighbors and serves toda ..." |
 | | Maya Archaeology 2(1st Edition) Featuring the Ancient Maya Murals of Calakmul, Mexico by Simon Martin, David Stuart, Guillermo Bernal Romero, Greg Borgstede, Ramón Carrasco Vargas, María Cordeiro, Arnoldo González Cruz, Charles Golden, Stephen Houston, Joel Skidmore, Marãa Cordeiro Hardcover, 158 Pages, Published 2012 by Precolumbia Mesoweb Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9821333-8-5, ISBN: 0-9821333-8-3 "The ruins of Calakmul, Mexico, have produced a series of significant archaeological finds over the years. Among the most recent and important is a buried platform whose exterior is covered in figural murals. Mural paintings are among the greatest artistic achievements of the Maya, and yet very few have survived ancient destruction or the subsequent ravages of the tropical climate. Thanks to these well-preserved images we are offered an ..." |
 | | Fiery Pool(1st Edition) The Maya and the Mythic Sea (Peabody Essex Museum) by Daniel Finamore, Stephen D. Houston, Marc Zender Hardcover, 328 Pages, Published 2010 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-16137-3, ISBN: 0-300-16137-9 "A revolutionary new interpretation of ancient Maya art and culture Maya art and hieroglyphs constitute one of the world’s most fascinating, visually striking, and complex systems of expression. Most scholarly interpretations of Maya art and culture have emphasized that this ancient civilization was oriented toward inland centers and preoccupied with the blood of royal lineage and ritual sacrifice. Drawing on recent archaeological discov ..." |
 | | The First Writing(1st Edition) Script Invention as History and Process by Stephen D. Houston Paperback, 436 Pages, Published 2008 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-72826-3, ISBN: 0-521-72826-6 "Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date: 2008 Pages: 774 Publisher: Camidge. University Press Ancient writing gives us our first glimpse of history People and Institutions and yet its Origins remain mysterious. This 2004 Book offers a treatment and Examination of the origins of ancient writing. It studies often neglected writing systems. such as those of Mesoamerica. The leading scholars in the field collectively discuss new topics and hig ..." |