Ritual, Violence, and the Fall of the Classic Maya Kings 2015038628, 9780813062754, 9780813064055

Water and Ritual: The Rise and Fall of Classic Maya Rulers 0292709994, 9780292709997

In the southern Maya lowlands, rainfall provided the primary and, in some areas, the only source of water for people and

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The Indian Christ, the Indian king: the historical substrate of Maya myth and ritual 9780292721418, 9780292738249

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Stone of Kings: In Search of The Lost Jade of The Maya 9780762782543

A book perfectly timed for the re-setting of the Maya calendar in 2012.... Part history, popular science, armchair trave

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Mortuary Landscapes of the Classic Maya: Rituals of Body and Soul 9781477300527, 9781477300510, 9781477300534, 147730052X

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The Classic Maya Western Region: A History 9781407308913, 9781407338705

Over the past decade there has been substantial progress in understanding Maya hieroglyphic writing. This development le

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The Coup of Jehoiada and the Fall of Athaliah: The Discourses and Textual Production of 2 Kings 11 9781463236823

The Coup of Jehoiada and the Fall of Athaliah explores the discursive and historiographical techniques used to incorpora

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The Ancient Maya City of Blue Creek, Belize: Wealth, Social Organization and Ritual 9781407320694, 9781407344195

This volume summarizes many aspects of more than twenty years of field research at the ancient Maya city of Blue Creek i

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An Analysis of Classic Lowland Maya Burials 9780860545255, 9781407346892

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The Fall of Fortresses: The Classic Account of One of the Most Daring and Deadly Air Battles of WWII

‘A SHINING ACCOMPLISHMENT. A CLASSIC' NEW YORK TIMES ‘RANKS AMONG THE OUTSTANDING AIR MEMOIRS OF THE WAR' MAX

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The Materialization of Time in the Ancient Maya World: Mythic History and Ritual Order (Maya Studies) [1 ed.] 0813069807, 9780813069807

New understandings of how Maya people expressed timekeeping in daily life   This book discusses the range of ways the

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