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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| Language: | English |
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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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Table of Contents:
- 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.