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Yaxcabá and the Caste War of Yucatan
University of New Mexico Press 2004; US$ 55.00Rani Alexander's study of the Caste War of Yucatán (1847-1901) uses archaeological evidence, ethnography, and history to explore the region's processes of resistance. more...
The Maya World of Communicating Objects
University of New Mexico Press 2011; US$ 75.00Astor-Aguilera argues that the western concept of religion and religious objects is not the framework for understanding Mayan cosmology or practice. more...
Utatlan
University Press of Colorado 2012; US$ 60.00One of the most important Postclassic cities, Utatlán, in highland Guatemala, was excavated more than three decades ago. However, the data amassed by archaeologists have not been published until now. Details on architecture, pottery, burials, and artifacts, along with a focus on residential archaeology, make Utatlán: The Constituted Community of the... more...
Los mayas
De Vecchi Ediciones 1753; Not AvailableEn la región que se extiende desde Chiapas hasta El Salvador, desde el litoral de Tabasco hasta Belice y Honduras, y en la península de Yucatán, los mayas construyeron una civilización brillante, que durante siglos alcanzó un gran nivel intelectual y cultural. Esta obra nos descubre esta civilización lejana y nos presenta: los orígenes de la cultura... more...
Amazing Maya Inventions You Can Build Yourself
Nomad Press 2007; US$ 11.95The amazing accomplishments of the ancient Maya as well as the Maya currently living in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula are highlighted in this collection of 25 creative, educational, hands-on projects. Covering everything from the 20-base numbering system to the Maya's extensive trade relationships, kids learn about appeasing the gods with... more...
Maya
Nomad Press 2012; US$ 12.99In this completely revised and updated edition, children are introduced to the world of the ancient Maya, the most advanced and mysterious civilization of the New World. From ceremonial masks and hieroglyphics to calendars and musical instruments, the hands-on projects in this fun and educational book allow children to experience how the Maya lived,... more...
Our Elders Teach Us
University of Alabama Press 2004; US$ 32.95In this rich and dynamic work, David Carey Jr. provides a new perspective on contemporary Guatemalan history by allowing the indigenous peoples to speak for themselves. Combining the methodologies of anthropology and history, Carey uses both oral interviews and meticulous archival research to construct a history of the last 130 years in Guatemala... more...
Exploring Maya Ritual Caves
AltaMira Press 2011; US$ 58.99Exploring Maya Ritual Caves offers a rare survey and explication of most of the known ancient Maya ritual caves in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. The caves were the Maya underworld, where rituals, including animal and human sacrifice, were carried out. The Maya cave cult and mythology, construction and modification of the caves, and cult art and... more...
Crafting Prehispanic Maya Kinship
University of Alabama Press 2012; US$ 34.95By contextualizing classes and their kinship behavior within the overall political economy, Crafting Prehispanic Maya Kinship provides an example of how archaeology can help to explain the formation of disparate classes and kinship patterns within an ancient state-level society. Bradley E. Ensor provides a new theoretical contribution to Maya... more...
Handbook to Life in the Ancient Maya World
Infobase Publishing 2002; US$ 70.00A presentation of research on all aspects of Maya civilization, from its earliest beginnings to the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. It profiles the everyday routines of the Maya with coverage of society, warfare, religion, architecture, astronomy, economy, writing and daily life. more...









