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Ancient Peoples and Places '%nding Edi'or: Glyn Daniel
The Maya has long estamishød as tho best and most readable Introduction to the
New World'S greatest ancient civilization. In those pages professor coo distils a lifetime'S
Scholarship for tho general roader and student.
NOW. for the Sixth edition, professor Coe incorporates the latest ideas and in
a fast-changing field. Spectacular tomb discoveries at the city Of Copan reveal Some Of the
early artistic and architectural splendours at this major site. New finds here and elsewhere
entail a complete reinterpretation of the relationship between the warrior-kings of the
Classic Maya lowlands and Teotihuacan, the greatest city of pre-Conquest America.
Continuing epigraphic — decipherments Of Maya inscriptions — demonstrate
Vividly the shifting power blocs among the competing Maya city-states.
Special features Of this revised edition are a new gulde to visiting the Maya area and
lists of rulers for the major Classic cities, never before published in this form.
Michael D. Coe is Professor Emeritus Of Anthropology and Curator Emeritus in the Peabody
Museum of Natural History at University, His many Other books (a
Maya), True (With Sophie D. coc) and thc widely
Breaking the all published by & Hudson.
Sixth Edition, Fully Revised and Expanded With illustrations, 17 in colour
•A clear and intelligent description of tho development and organization of
Maya civilization' — Natural History
'ICoe has shown an outstanding ability In selecting and organizing his material..
A pleasure to read' — Antiquity
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The Hittites J. G. Macqueen
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