| Cuello: An Early Maya Community in Belize |  | Creator: Norman Hammond
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
Buy New: $119.95
Sales Rank: 4319482
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 282
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 9 x 1.1
ISBN: 0521384222
Dewey Decimal Number: 972.822
EAN: 9780521384223
ASIN: 0521384222
Publication Date: May 31, 1991
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Product Description
The Maya built one of the great ancient civilizations in the New World, between AD 250 and 900. Famed for over 150 years for its cities buried deep in the Central American jungle, the origins of Maya culture have, nevertheless, remained obscure until quite recently. Over the past two decades, the Preclassic origins of complex society in the Maya Area have been established by a series of innovative research projects. Among the best known of these is the study of Cuello, the earliest known ancient Maya settlement. Excavations at Cuello over several seasons from 1975 to 1987 have yielded an unmatched picture of a pioneer tropical forest community. In this timely volume the origins of Maya civilization 1500 years ago are documented with detailed evidence on the environment, economy, buildings, crafts, ritual practices, burials and artistic imagery.
Book Description
The environment, economy, buildings, crafts, ritual practices, burials and artistic imagery of these early tropical forest settlers are laid out in a series of studies that embody some of the most recent research on the origins of New World civilization.
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