Royal cities of the ancient Maya
Texte imprimé
- Auteurs : Coe Michael D (1929-....) ; Brukoff Barry ;
- Editeurs : New York Vendome Press ;
- Date d'édition : 2012, cop. 2012
- ISBN : 978-0-86565-284-2, 0-86565-284-8
- Sujets : Architecture maya, Mayas, Central America, Amérique centrale
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (223 p.), : Ill. en coul., carte, couv. et jaquette ill. en coul., 24 x 29 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
Notes
Bibliogr. p. 220-221. Index
Résumé
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