Breaking the Maya Code(Updated) by MichaelD. Coe Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1994 by Penguin Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-14-023481-7, ISBN: 0-14-023481-0
"This is the story of how the Mayan glyphs found in the ancient ruins of Copan and other Mayan sites have been deciphered within the last 20 years. Michael Coe worked with all the leading players in this field."
Breaking the Maya Code(Reprint) by MichaelD. Coe Paperback, 1 Pages, Published 1994 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-27721-8, ISBN: 0-500-27721-4
"Twenty years ago, the hieroglyphic inscriptions of ruined Mayan monuments were largely unread. Today, thanks to an extraordinary breakthrough, these inscribed remains are revealing a history lost to humanity for a millennium. An informed account of one of the most exciting adventures of our age. Illustrated."
Mexico(4th Edition) From the Olmecs to the Aztecs (Ancient Peoples and Places) by MichaelD. Coe Paperback, 215 Pages, Published 1994 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-27722-5, ISBN: 0-500-27722-2
"An introduction to Mexico's ancient civilizations. This companion volume to the author's book "The Maya" has been completely revised and expanded. Enlarged sections are included on early village life and the rise of Olmec civilization. Recent discoveries - such as the stela from La Mojarra inscribed in the mysterious Isthmian script or the mass sacrifice of 200 victims at Teotihuacan - receive full coverage. A new chapter on Aztec life ..."
"This tale of one of the world's favourite foods draws upon botany, archaeology, socio-economics and culinary history to present a complete history of chocolate. The story begins some 3000 years ago in the jungles of Mexico and Central America with the tree "Theobroma cacao" and the complex processes necessary to transform its bitter seeds into chocolate. This was centuries before chocolate was consumed, traded and used as currency by th ..."
"Hardcover edition of "Ancient America" title in Cultural Atlas of the World series"
The Maya(5th Edition) by MichaelD. Coe Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 1993 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-02115-6, ISBN: 0-500-02115-5
""A clear and intelligent description of the development and organization of Maya civilization."—Natural History The Maya has long been established as the best, most readable introduction to the New World's greatest ancient civilization. In these pages Professor Coe distills a lifetime's scholarship for the general reader and student. Since the publication of the sixth edition of The Maya, new sites have been uncovered and further excava ..."
The Maya(5th Edition) (Ancient Peoples & Places) by MichaelD. Coe Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 1999 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-27716-4, ISBN: 0-500-27716-8
"1997. 240 S. Mit zahlr. auch farb. Abb. Fadengehefteter Originalpappband mit Schutzumschlag. Ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar. - To the four great calligraphic traditions - ancient Egyptian, East Asian, Islamic, and western European - we must now add a fifth: that of the ancient Maya. Long known but little understood, it has recently experienced a revolution in decipherment, shedding bright light on what had been a mystery. Making full u ..."
"A guide to nearly 4000 years of sword making from the Bronze Age to World War II. On the basis of technical excellence and cultural significance, emphasis is given to European, Islamic and Japanese weapons. It also covers those of Africa, Mesoamerica, China, Central Asia and Indonesia."
Mexico(5th Edition) From the Olmecs to the Aztecs, Fifth Edition by Michael Douglas Coe, Rex Koontz, Coe Koontz Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 2002 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-28346-2, ISBN: 0-500-28346-X
"Between 1400 and 400 BC, in what is now Mexico and Central America, the Olmec people created a magnificent culture, one too often overshadowed by those of the Maya and the Aztec. This catalogue accompanies an exhibition of over 250 Olmec works of art - ceramic, jade and stone - on display at the Art Museum, Princeton University in December 1995, and travelling to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Essays by prominent scholars offer inter ..."