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Author : William M. Ferguson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (696 download)
Download or read book Maya Ruins of Mexico in Color written by William M. Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William M. Ferguson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780806114422
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (144 download)
Download or read book Maya Ruins of Mexico in Color written by William M. Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William M. Ferguson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Maya Ruins in Central America in Color written by William M. Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Of the many Maya sites in Central America, none can compare with the tropical beauty and architecture grandeur of Tikal, Copán, and Quiriguá. This book focuses on these three sites because, during the halcyon days of the Classic Maya, A.D. 250 to 900, they were the great centers of religious ceremony, of political and commercial activity, and of residence and power of the kings and nobles."--Dust jacket.
Author : William M. Ferguson
Publisher : Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c1977, 1979 printing.
ISBN 13 : 9780806114422
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (144 download)
Download or read book Maya Ruins of Mexico in Color written by William M. Ferguson and published by Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c1977, 1979 printing.. This book was released on 1977-01-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial account of the Mayas, their history, and their culture.
Author : William M. Ferguson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780806118819
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (188 download)
Download or read book Maya Ruins of Mexico in Color written by William M. Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 1977-01-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial account of the Mayas, their history, and their culture.
Author : Sally Jean Aberg
Publisher : Abbeville Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Maya Color written by Sally Jean Aberg and published by Abbeville Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Color-and the symbolic ways that the Maya of Mexico and Central America paint their homes, places of worship, and dwellings for their dead-is the focus of this breathtakingly beautiful and achingly poignant new book. No one who picks up this volume will ever again think of the region solely for its sunny beaches and ancient ruins, nor picture the Maya as a vanished people of the distant past. Through dazzling photographs, vivid travel tales, and the Mayas own poetic voices, readers will come to know the modern Maya as remarkable survivors who continue to sow their deified corn, commune with their gods, and paint life into their color-drenched village walls. Nearly a decade ago Jeffrey Becom (author and photographer of Mediterranean Color) turned his attention from the Old World to the New and together with his wife, Sally Jean Aberg, discovered a realm where color is not merely a matter of preference but a powerful statement of belief. Come along as the pair trek through a steamy jungle in search of ancient murals, join a highland shaman giving birth to the soul of a house, and crisscross the parched Yucatán Peninsula as villagers celebrate the Days of the Dead with dynamite, incense, flowers, rum, prayers, and paint. In the process they discover that the colors of a corn yellow house, a blood red altar, and a jade green tomb serve as a connective cord stretching back to the painted pyramids. Maya Color is a visual and verbal feast. New York Times critic Paul Goldberger calls Becoms images "poised between the making of art and the documentation of architecture. . . . He takes a tiny swath of the vernacular landscape and makes of it a composition with the brilliance and intensity of an abstract painting."
Author : William M. Ferguson
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826328007
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Mesoamerica's Ancient Cities written by William M. Ferguson and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors have thoroughly revised the text for this new edition, and they have added over thirty new photographs and illustrations as well as a completely new chapter by Richard E. W. Adams on regional states and empires in ancient Mesoamerica."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Arthur H. Rohn
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826339706
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (397 download)
Download or read book Puebloan Ruins of the Southwest written by Arthur H. Rohn and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puebloan Ruins of the Southwest offers a complete picture of Puebloan culture from its prehistoric beginnings through twenty-five hundred years of growth and change, ending with the modern-day Pueblo Indians of New Mexico and Arizona. Aerial and ground photographs, over 325 in color, and sixty settlement plans provide an armchair trip to ruins that are open to the public and that may be visited or viewed from nearby. Included, too, are the living pueblos from Taos in north central New Mexico along the Rio Grande Valley to Isleta, and westward through Acoma and Zuni to the Hopi pueblos in Arizona. In addition to the architecture of the ruins, Puebloan Ruins of the Southwest gives a detailed overview of the Pueblo Indians' lifestyles including their spiritual practices, food, clothing, shelter, physical appearance, tools, government, water management, trade, ceramics, and migrations.
Author : Maria Longhena
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788854401297
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Ancient Mexico written by Maria Longhena and published by . This book was released on 2006-02-09 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Late in the 15th century the discovery of the New World revealed to the Europeans the existence of peoples and cultures whose forms of artistic and intellectual expression were totally different to their own but of immense appeal. While at that time the white Conquistadores had no interest in and were perhaps incapable of appreciating and respecting this cultural heritage, for some considerable time now the so-called "pre-Columbian civilisations" have been rediscovered and archaeologists are attempting to reconstruct their marvellous cultural mosaic, the roots of which lie in an historical substrata predating the Christian era by some thousands of years. The aim of this book is to trace the development of some of the civilisations that emerged in the Mesoamerican region and gave rise to surprisingly advanced and sophisticated cities. The Olmecs, Maya, Aztecs and other less well known groups have in fact left extraordinary evidence of their passing in the form of great architectural complexes, monumental sculptures, ceramics, jewellery and surprising written records that have only recently given up their secrets. This volume also intends to underline the importance of the so-called minor cultures that have until now been unknown to the public at large but which nonetheless contributed to the economic and cultural development of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. The work is characterised by a dual scientific and generalist approach to provide all readers with in-depth information - that is both stimulating and comprehensible - concerning a world that is still far from contemporary models. Concise but exhaustive captions, comprehensive iconographical references, numerous colour plates, line drawings and black and white maps complement the text and contextualise the cultural parallels and ideologies of the various civilisations in question within the chronological sequence in the most reliable and attractive manner possible.
Author : Peter O. Koch
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786471077
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood written by Peter O. Koch and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-01-16 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daring exploits and astounding achievements were common for two 19th century adventurers--John Lloyd Stephens, a New York lawyer and best-selling author, and Frederick Catherwood, a London architect and renowned topographical artist. Separately, these explorers covered much of the same ground, touring Italy, Greece, Egypt, Arabia, and the Holy Land in search of ancient sites that were of historical significance. Jointly, these adventurers endured many life-threatening obstacles in a determined effort that led to the discovery of nearly fifty forgotten Mayan cities buried deep in the jungles of Central America and Mexico. The vivid accounts penned by Stephens coupled with the magnificent drawings of ruins by Catherwood brought back to life a vanished civilization that both considered equal to the greatness of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The story concludes with the premature and tragic deaths of the two.
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Publisher : Hastings House Book Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Maya Land in Color written by and published by Hastings House Book Publishers. This book was released on 1978 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ivan Sprajc
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1623498228
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (234 download)
Download or read book Lost Maya Cities written by Ivan Sprajc and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed by The Guardian and other publications as “a real-life Indiana Jones,” Slovenian archaeologist Ivan Šprajc has been mapping out previously unknown Mayan sites in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula since 1996. Most recently, he was credited with the discovery of the Chactún and Lagunita sites in 2013 and 2014, respectively, helping to fill in what was previously one of the largest voids in modern knowledge of the ancient Maya landscape: the 2,800-square-mile Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in central Yucatán. Previously published in Šprajc’s native Slovenian and in German, this thrilling account of machete-wielding jungle expeditions has garnered enthusiastic reviews for its depictions of the efforts, dangers, successes, and disappointments experienced as the explorer-scientist searches out and documents ancient ruins that have been lost to the jungle for centuries. A skilled communicator as well as an experienced scholar, Šprajc conveys in eminently accessible prose a wealth of information on various aspects of the Maya culture, which he has studied closely for decades. The result is a deeply personal presentation of archaeological research on one of the most enigmatic civilizations of the ancient world. Generously illustrated, this book follows the chronology of Šprajc’s discoveries, focusing on what he considers the most interesting episodes. Those who specialize in Mesoamerican prehistory and archaeology will certainly relish Šprajc’s reports concerning his many field surveys and the discoveries that resulted. General readers, too, will enjoy his accounts of previously undocumented sites, ancient urban centers overtaken by the jungle, massive sculpted monuments, and mysterious hieroglyphic inscriptions.
Author : Peter O. Koch
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476621063
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book The Aztecs, the Conquistadors, and the Making of Mexican Culture written by Peter O. Koch and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-01-09 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing events from the discovery of the New World through the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521, this book discusses the battles between the Spanish explorers and the Aztecs--battles that culminated in the ruin of a civilization. The first half of the work alternates between Aztec and Spanish history, discussing events and motivations on each side as the two cultures expanded toward one another on their way to inevitable conflict. Placing special emphasis on Aztec mythology and religious beliefs, the author explains how the Spanish exploited the Aztecs' own cultural practices to insure the success of their invasion. The gold-and-glory engines driving the Spanish Crown and the actions of contemporary Spanish explorers such as Juan Ponce de Leon and Francisco Cordoba are examined. The concluding chapters give a thorough account of the struggle between Hernan Cortes and the Aztec ruler Montezuma, including the role of other indigenous tribes in the eventual downfall of the empire. The final chapter details the siege of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, and summarizes the ultimate destruction of the Aztec civilization.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1428 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The National Geographic Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 1428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Route of the Mayas written by and published by Alfred A. Knopf. This book was released on 1995 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey through the mysterious Mayan ruins of the Yucatan and Central America and learn about the fascinating Mayan civilization through this lavishly illustrated and information-packed book, with more than 1,000 drawings, photos and maps. Colorful cross sections and plans of city-states illustrate the Route of the Mayas. National ads/media.
Author : Liza Prado
Publisher : Moon Travel
ISBN 13 : 1640491384
Total Pages : 779 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Moon Yucatán Peninsula written by Liza Prado and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 779 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience stunning Maya ruins, dreamy beaches, and epic outdoor thrills, from cenote-diving to kiteboarding, with Moon Yucatán Peninsula. Inside you'll find: Flexible itineraries including a ten-day eco-adventure and a two-week road trip across the whole peninsula Strategic advice for road-trippers, foodies, wellness seekers, outdoor adventurers, honeymooners, families, and more The top outdoor activities: Kayak through lush mangrove forests, or sign up for a mountain bike tour through the jungle for a peek at hidden ruins, remote beaches, and dazzling marine life. Spend a day relaxing on the beach, dive into crystal-clear cenotes, or try standup paddle-boarding Unique, authentic experiences: Peruse the markets, museums, and churches of Mérida or Tulum, or take a short walk from the shore to visit jaw-dropping Maya ruins. Find the best spots to fill up on authentic salbute and panucho, and stay up late for live music, cocktails, and fire dancers on the beach Honest advice from Yucatán Peninsula experts Liza Prado and Gary Chandler on where to stay, where to eat, how to get around, and how to avoid crowds and support local and sustainable businesses Full-color photos and detailed maps throughout Reliable background on the landscape, climate, wildlife, and history, as well as health and safety advice and common customs and etiquette Handy tools including a Spanish phrasebook and travel tips for families with kids, seniors, travelers with disabilities, and LGBTQ travelers With Moon's practical tips and local know-how, you can experience the best of the Yucatán Peninsula. Looking for más Mexico? Check out Moon Baja or Moon Mexico City.
Author : Ann Bingham
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438129580
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)
Download or read book South and Meso-American Mythology A to Z written by Ann Bingham and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alphabetically listed entries identify and explain the characters, events, important places, and other aspects of South American and Meso-American mythology.
