Classic Maya Political History: Hieroglyphic and Archaeological Evidence (School of American Research Advanced Seminars)
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ISBN: 052156445X / Publisher: Cambridge University Press, March 1996
This volume presents the first history of the Classic Maya based on a combination of the Maya's own dynastic records and archaeological data.
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This volume is the first to present in detail the results of recent decipherment of Maya hieroglyphic writing and to consider the implications of a Classic Maya written history. Contributors examine the way in which the Maya elite created the kinship, alliance, warfare and ceremonial networks on which the civilization was founded.
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