About this title: In this new archaeological study, Arthur Demarest brings the lost pre-Columbian civilization of the Maya to life. In applying a holistic perspective to the most recent evidence from archaeology, paleoecology, and epigraphy, this theoretical interpretation emphasises both the brilliant rain forest adaptations of the ancient Maya and the Native American spirituality that permeated all aspects of their daily life. Demarest draws on his own discoveries and the findings of colleagues to reconstruct the complex lifeways and volatile political history of the Classic Maya states of the first to ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780521533904ISBN:0521533902
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 8.98 by 1.02 inches. (390 pages) ancient maya comes to life in this new holistic and theoretical study. ancient maya comes to life in this new holistic and theoretical study of the rise, florescence and decline of the cities of this most sophisticated civilization. drawing on new, unpublished data, arthur demarest draws lessons for contemporary society and the modern maya peoples struggling to re-emerge. ancient maya comes to life in this new holistic and theoretical study ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780521533904ISBN:0521533902
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Description: New. Ancient Maya comes to life in this new holistic and theoretical study of the rise, florescence and decline of the cities of this most sophisticated civilization. Drawing on new, unpublished data, Arthur Demarest draws lessons for contemporary society and the modern Maya peoples struggling to re-emerge. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780521533904ISBN:0521533902
Description: New. Arthur Demarest brings the lost civilization of Maya to life by applying a holistic view to the most recently discovered archaeological evidence. His theoretical interpretation simultaneously emphasizes the brilliant rain forest adaptations of the an... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521533904ISBN:0521533902
Description: Arthur Demarest brings the lost civilization of Maya to life by applying a holistic view to the most recently discovered archaeological evidence. His theoretical interpretation simultaneously emphasizes the brilliant rain forest adaptations of the ancient Maya and the Native American spirituality that permeated all aspects of their daily life. Drawing on data from the latest significant archaeological research in Central America, this new study appeals to those interested in the ecological ... read more
Edition: Reprint Edition. Case Studies in Early Societies
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Date Published: 2005
Description: Softcover. Brand new book. In this new archaeological study, Arthur Demarest brings the lost pre-Columbian civilization of the Maya to life. In applying a holistic perspective to the most recent evidence from archaeology, paleoecology, and epigraphy, this theoretical interpretation emphasises both the brilliant rain forest adaptations of the ancient Maya and the Native American spirituality that permeated all aspects of their daily life. Demarest draws on his own discoveries and the findings of ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521533904ISBN:0521533902
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