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Author : Time-Life Books
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Central America
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173013740478
Explores the history of Maya civilization through the archaeological discoveries found in Mexico and Central America.
Author : Time-Life Books
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000042227458
Explores the history of Maya civilization through the archaeological discoveries found in Mexico and Central America.
Author : Crystal Allen
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062342355
A hilarious and spunky new heroine in the vein of the heroines of such beloved books as Ramona the Pest, Ivy and Bean, and Clementine, from Crystal Allen—the acclaimed author of How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy. Nine-year-old Mya Tibbs is boot-scootin’ excited for the best week of the whole school year—SPIRIT WEEK! She and her megapopular best friend, Naomi Jackson, even made a pinky promise to be Spirit Week partners so they can win the big prize: special VIP tickets to the Fall Festival! But when the partner picking goes horribly wrong, Mya gets paired with Mean Connie Tate—the biggest bully in school. And she can’t get out of it. Good gravy. Now Naomi is friend-ending mad at Mya for breaking a promise—even though Mya couldn’t help it—and everyone at school is calling Mya names. Can Mya work with Mean Connie to win the VIP tickets and get her best friend back?
Author : Walter F. Morris Jr.
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0810927454
This text provides a photographic essay and personal text of the Maya people who live in the highlands and jungle areas of southern Mexico and Central America.
Author : Stephen Houston
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781606067451
The first study devoted to a single sculptor in ancient America, as understood through four unprovenanced masterworks traced to a small sector of Guatemala. In 1950, Dana Lamb, an explorer of some notoriety, stumbled on a Maya ruin in the tropical forests of northern Guatemala. Lamb failed to record the location of the site he called Laxtunich, turning his find into the mystery at the center of this book. The lintels he discovered there, long since looted, are probably of a set with two others that are among the masterworks of Maya sculpture from the Classic period. Using fieldwork, physical evidence, and Lamb’s expedition notes, the authors identify a small area with archaeological sites where the carvings were likely produced. Remarkably, the vividly colored lintels, replete with dynastic and cosmic information, can be assigned to a carver, Mayuy, who sculpted his name on two of them. To an extent nearly unique in ancient America, Mayuy can be studied over time as his style developed and his artistic ambition grew. An in-depth analysis of Laxtunich Lintel 1 examines how Mayuy grafted celestial, seasonal, and divine identities onto a local magnate and his overlord from the kingdom of Yaxchilan, Mexico. This volume contextualizes the lintels and points the way to their reprovenancing and, as an ultimate aim, repatriation to Guatemala.
Author : Grant D. Jones
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0804735220
On March 13, 1697, Spanish troops from Yucatán attacked and occupied Nojpeten, the capital of the Maya people known as Itzas, the inhabitants of the last unconquered native New World kingdom. This political and ritual center--located on a small island in a lake in the tropical forests of northern Guatemala--was densely covered with temples, royal palaces, and thatched houses, and its capture represented a decisive moment in the final chapter of the Spanish conquest of the Mayas. The capture of Nojpeten climaxed more than two years of preparation by the Spaniards, after efforts by the military forces and Franciscan missionaries to negotiate a peaceful surrender with the Itzas had been rejected by the Itza ruling council and its ruler Ajaw Kan Ek. The conquest, far from being final, initiated years of continued struggle between Yucatecan and Guatemalan Spaniards and native Maya groups for control over the surrounding forests. Despite protracted resistance from the native inhabitants, thousands of them were forced to move into mission towns, though in 1704 the Mayas staged an abortive and bloody rebellion that threatened to recapture Nojpeten from the Spaniards. The first complete account of the conquest of the Itzas to appear since 1701, this book details the layers of political intrigue and action that characterized every aspect of the conquest and its aftermath. The author critically reexamines the extensive documentation left by the Spaniards, presenting much new information on Maya political and social organization and Spanish military and diplomatic strategy. This is not only one of the most detailed studies of any Spanish conquest in the Americas but also one of the most comprehensive reconstructions of an independent Maya kingdom in the history of Maya studies. In presenting the story of the Itzas, the author also reveals much about neighboring lowland Maya groups with whom the Itzas interacted, often violently.
Author : Grant Spradling
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781468549317
... artfully intertwines ancient Maya rites with modern-day Mrida in a cliff-hanger as sensuous as the tropical nights of Mexico's Yucatan. ~M. Kehoe This is the most fun I have had with a book about a place I live and things I know; Grant makes it fresh! ~ L.G. Dallin Sad, tender, funny, suspenseful and informative; a page turner. ~ J. Corneal Spradling takes you from the ancient Maya city of Uxcob to an archaeological dig in Guatemala and modern day Mrida, Mexico; from a house boat in Key West, to a mansion in Cambridge, to Chichn Itza and a restored hacienda. Venus will not rise in the evening sky, the sun will not rise in the morning nor will the rains come - unless a high priest sacrifices the youth he loves as his own son. A thousand years later, near a sacred cenote, the ancient Maya vessel recounting the sacrifice is stolen. Seventy-six years later, the nephew of the thief drowns in the cenote. When Quincy Bruster, a wealthy poet-librettist, learns of this death, he calls his friend David Ward for help. They discover that the mansion in Massachusetts, the house boat in Florida and the home of the murdered man have all been targets of break-ins. Hackles of suspicion are raised and the unlikely pair of amateur detectives travels to Mexico to bring the murdered man's body home. In Mrida, entangled in bureaucracy, Quincy and David encounter drug dealers, US Agents, vendors of contraband pre-Columbian artifacts, and the Mrida gay life.
Author : Manuel M Novelo
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781469790749
This is a story of the great Maya city of Lamanai [circa 650 A. D.] its ruins are located in present day southern Orange Walk District, Belize. The story of its ruler who was determined to help defend its sister city Chac'temal from invading armies of the Far North cities at all cost necessary.......... Also of a young peasant boy whose name was Box Belam [Bosh Blam] he was born and raised in the magnificent Maya City of Lamanai in the west banks of a beautiful lagoon. By the age of fourteen, he had his mind well made up. He would become a member of the famous widely loved Lamanai's Royal Pok-A-Tok team. [Ball game] Nothing or nobody would stop him. After the sacred ceremony that initiated him into manhood ro better prepare him in becoming a soldier and a member of lamanai's royal ball team, he was sent on a mission that almost caused him his life........ Box's friends and mentor had been killed in an ambush attack by spies of the Far North cities, near the city of Altun-Ha. Having been inflicted with the sever wound, Box had fled into the inhospitable and dangerous rainforest but... it was only his refuge. He had been wandering lost, sick, and weak in the jungle for days but his determination to survive and return to his beloved city of Lamanai, his people and the girl he had fallen in love with, was great........... Moreover, he was also determined to survive so that one day he could find and eliminate the people responsible for the death of his friends and mentor. For many days he walked through the rainforest, looking out for the enemy, and surviving on wild fruits when he came across two men who.... A story of adventure, war, courage, treachery, love and rise to greatness in an ancient civilization.
Author : Stuart A. Kallen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 1560067578
Discusses the Mayan civilization and its influences on later cultures, as well as factors contributing to its demise.
Author : David Drew
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474603300
A fascinating history of the Maya - drawing on a wealth of recent archaeological discoveries - whose civilisation in the jungles of Central America was for almost a thousand years hidden from the world. Over the last two centuries explorers have made the most remarkable discoveries in the tropical forests of Central America. Across much of present-day Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras dozens of cities - some with populations of well over 100,000 - have been unveiled, and every year fresh reports emerge of the findings of unknown Maya ruins - great temples, palaces, towering stone pyramids and the tombs of the Maya kings. What these spectacular discoveries indicate is the former presence of an exceptionally advanced, sophisticated and complex society. Recently, major developments made in the decipherment of Maya hieroglyphics have revealed that alongside the material achievements of the Maya ran intellectual accomplishments in astronomy, maths and calendrics, seemingly tied to the complexities of Maya religion, that were remarkable for a society technically in the Stone Age. From reliefs on temple walls, from magnificent hieroglyphic stairways and from stone stelae planted by Maya rulers in the plazas of their cities, has come written history: the Chronicles of the Maya Kings. David Drew looks at why they constructed their cities in the hostile setting of the jungle, the exact age of their ruins, the strange human images depicted in elaborate costume at so many Maya sites, and he asks why at the time of the Spanish conquest, all knowledge of the Mayas had been lost.
Author : George E. Stuart,Gene S. Stuart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1977-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0870442384
Author : Rhandel Lopez
Publisher : DTTV PUBLICATIONS
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-27
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
In the almost total isolation of the tropical lands of the Yucatán Peninsula, the Maya developed a science-based civilization more than 1,000 years before European explorers arrived. Overlooking the emerald rainforest were their majestic skylines. Architectural wonders with magnificent carvings adorned with hieroglyphic inscriptions, these wonders were stunners. This sophisticated urban center was the largest on Earth during the middle of the first millennium A.D. More than technologically stunning works of art and architecture, the sprawling Maya city-states were conceived to overwhelm observers with a sense of wonder. In addition to being centers of power, these cities were incubators of science and technology, places of learning, and hubs of commercial activity that generated wealth for the kingdom. After the demise of the Maya civilization, these magnificent cities survived against all odds for more than a millennium. Due to the innovative Maya technology employed during their construction, the structures have remained intact despite environmental degradation, the ravages of time, natural disasters, and the prying roots of the jungle. These brilliant societies developed scientific advances and technological methods of discovery that were a millennium ahead of those produced by European sciences to preserve their cities. It is even more impressive that these technological advances were created without the influence of outside cultures, unlike in Europe. Maya cities were designed and built on a grand scale with functional efficiency and artistic elegance. Each city was a triumph of grace and power, with its monumental palaces and temples. There are no other styles of architecture like Mayan. Unlike any different culture in Mesoamerica and any other world style of architecture, its inventive design is alien and bizarre. Where did this style originate? Their art style also inspires their veneration of the cosmos and its impact on the Maya civilization's philosophy. Ancient Egypt had fewer cities and pyramids than the Maya civilization, which was among history's longest-lived cultures. More than 50 independent city-states governed the Maya world, spread out over 125,000 square miles.
Author : Thomas Hoepker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN : NWU:35556032504425
In this text, Thomas Hoepker, a Magnum photographer, documents the life of the Mayan Indians after Latin America's longest civil war. The book provides an account of an ancient culture which has survived centuries of oppression.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Vendome Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0865652848
Traces the rise and fall of Maya civilization through its great royal cities, from El Mirador, the largest and oldest, to the rival city-states of the Classical period such as Tikal, Calakmul, Yaxchilán, Palenque, Toniná, and Copán. He then moves on to the great cities of the Terminal Classic period; at a time when the mighty centers of the southern lowlands were in a steep decline, cities to the north such as Uxmal and Kabah achieved a pinnacle of architectural beauty. After that he turns to the Postclassic period and Chichén Itzá in central Yucatán, a huge, cosmopolitan city that flourished during a military and cultural takeover by the Toltecs of central Mexico.
Author : Crystal Allen
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062342386
The most fabulous nine-year-old cowgirl in Texas is back in this heartwarming and hilarious sequel to The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: Spirit Week Showdown! Perfect for fans of Clementine and Ivy and Bean. Nine-year-old Mya Tibbs is in a triple heap of trouble. As the Tibbs household prepares for the new baby, Mya is extra excited to spend time with her mom watching their favorite Annie Oakley marathon before her new sister arrives. Until she’s cornered into a bet with her number-one enemy, Naomi Jackson, that she can beat her in the famous fourth-grade Wall of Fame Game—which means Mya is stuck studying every night instead of hanging out with Mom. As if that wasn’t enough, Mya just entered Bluebonnet’s annual chili cook-off, even though she doesn’t know how to cook! Holy moly! Can Mya find a way to beat Naomi, win the chili cook-off, and get some special mom/daughter time before it’s too late?