Book
The ancient Maya
Stanford University Press • Stanford, Calif. • Published In 1994 • Pages:
By: Sharer, Robert J., Morley, Sylvanus Griswold.
Abstract
This is an excellent introduction to classic Mayan civilization and includes discussions about the preclassic and postclassic periods. In the first half of the book, Sharer discusses the Maya on a period-by-period and site-by-site basis. In the second half, he discusses various aspects of Mayan culture, such as subsistence system, trade, social organization, cosmology, calendrics, writing, architecture, and artifacts. Sharer provides a good overview of the relationships and history of the polities that made up the Mayan realm. Also he writes about the history of Mayan research and scholarship.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Maya Area
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ; 1999
- Field Date
- Not specified
- Coverage Date
- 1750 BP - 1100 BP (250 A.D. - 900 A.D.)
- Coverage Place
- Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico
- Notes
- Robert J. Sharer
- Rev. ed. of: The ancient Maya / Sylvanus G. Morley and George W. Brainerd. 4th ed. 1983
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 765-847)
- LCCN
- 93013566
- LCSH
- Mayas--Antiquities