Simon Martin (1)
Autore di Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens
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Opere di Simon Martin
Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea (Peabody Essex Museum) (2010) — Contributing Author — 50 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Martin, Simon
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- United Kingdom
- Istruzione
- University College London
- Attività lavorative
- Associate Curator and Keeper at the Penn Museum
Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania - Premi e riconoscimenti
- James Henry Breasted Prize
Association of American Publishers PROSE Award
R.R. Hawkins Award for Outstanding Professional, Reference, or Scholarly Work
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Robertgreaves | 3 altre recensioni | Jun 29, 2012 |
Robertgreaves | 3 altre recensioni | Jun 29, 2012 | 
As before, a very good book. Major noticable difference is more and more of the rulers are known by their real Maya names instead of silly nicknames
Facinationg book, makes a great companion book to Dechipering the Maya glyphs, many key inscriptions are illustrated in this book.
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- Opere
- 7
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 352
- Popolarità
- #67,994
- Voto
- 4.4
- Recensioni
- 4
- ISBN
- 53
- Lingue
- 5
This book has some great illustrations but in many ways is a reference book rather than a narrative history to read straight through.
The Mayan lords put up stelae at calendrically significant dates with texts about the lord who sponsored the stela. Some buildings also have inscriptions. Unfortunately most of these texts are incomplete or otherwise not in very good condition, which makes them hard to read, so our historical knowledge is very incomplete.
I doubt that I'll retain more than a vague idea of lots of city states which waxed and waned in power and lots of fighting between the states.… (altro)