The lords of Tikal : rulers of an ancient Maya city /
"The Maya metropolis of Tikal was once one of the greatest cities in the world. At its peak around A.D. 750 over 100,000 people lived here, in the heart of the Guatemalan rainforest. Huge temple-pyramids dominated the skyline. Today Tikal has become one of the most visited sites on the Maya tou...
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New York, N.Y. :
Thames and Hudson,
1999.
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| Series: | New aspects of antiquity.
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The lords of Tikal : |b rulers of an ancient Maya city / |c Peter D. Harrison. |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a Rulers of an ancient Maya city |
| 260 | |a New York, N.Y. : |b Thames and Hudson, |c 1999. | ||
| 300 | |a 208 p. : |b ill. (some col.), maps ; |c 25 cm. | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a New aspects of antiquity | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 205) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a The Maya and their civilization -- Tikal discovered -- Villages around the ridge : the middle Preclassic -- The move into greatness : the late Preclassic -- The birth of dynasties : the early Classic emerges -- Change and challenge : the end of early Classic -- Architecture at Tikal -- The hiatus : war and outside dominance -- Return of the clan Jaguar Claw : the genius of Hasaw Chan K'awil -- A family affair : Hasaw's descendants -- The last three lords -- Late Classic architecture, city planning and the growth of Tikal -- Decline and fall : the last days. | |
| 520 | 1 | |a "The Maya metropolis of Tikal was once one of the greatest cities in the world. At its peak around A.D. 750 over 100,000 people lived here, in the heart of the Guatemalan rainforest. Huge temple-pyramids dominated the skyline. Today Tikal has become one of the most visited sites on the Maya tourist itinerary. But why did the city flourish? What does its history reveal about the mysteries of Maya civilization? And why did Tikal collapse?" "Drawing upon over 30 years of excavation and research, some of it his own, Peter D. Harrison gives a vivid account of the turbulent story of Tikal over 1700 years, from 800 B.C. to the late 9th century A.D." "Making full use of the remarkable recent breakthroughs in translating the Maya's own hieroglyphic record, Peter D. Harrison offers a cogent, detailed summary of what is known to date of this romantic, mysterious city and its rulers."--BOOK JACKET. | |
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