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The Maya Paperback – November 29, 2022

by Michael D. Coe (Author), Stephen Houston (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
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The definitive history of the Maya, fully updated with the latest archaeological studies and featuring full-color illustrations. 

The Maya has long been established as the best, most readable introduction to the ancient Maya by experts Michael D. Coe and Stephen Houston. In this new edition, this classic has been updated by distilling the latest scholarship for the general reader and student.

This edition incorporates the most recent archaeological and epigraphic findings, which continue to proceed at a fast pace, along with full-color illustrations. The new material includes evidence of the earliest human occupants of the Maya region and the beginnings of agriculture and settled life; analysis from lidar on swampy areas, such as Usumacinta, that show enormous rectangle earthworks, including Aguada Fe´nix, dating from 1050 to 750 BCE; and recent advances in decoding Maya writing and imagery. This revised edition also expands information on the roles of women, courtiers, and outsiders; covers novel research about Maya cities, including research into water quality, marketplaces, fortifications, and integrated road systems; and includes coverage of more recent Maya, including their displacement and mistreatment, along with growing affirmations of their cultural identity and legal rights.

The Maya highlights the vitality of current scholarship about this brilliant culture. 

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    November 29, 2022
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    050029514X
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    978-0500295144
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"The gold standard of introductory books on the ancient Maya. "
― Expedition

About the Author

Michael D. Coe (1929– 2019) was Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Yale University and Curator Emeritus for the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University. His books include The Maya, Mexico, and Breaking the Maya Code.

Stephen Houston is Dupee Family Professor of Social Sciences at Brown University. His most recent book is The Gifted Passage: Young Men in Classic Maya Art and Text.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thames & Hudson; Tenth edition (November 29, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 050029514X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0500295144
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.89 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.3 x 0.9 x 9.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 19 ratings

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B. Bergin
5.0 out of 5 stars The Maya Civilization Bible
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2024
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This book is like a big, more-detailed issue of National Geographic; lots of photos and illustrations; wonderful introduction to Maya history (as far as it is known up to now); will need another major revision soon as LiDAR is uncovering new sites faster than scholars can document, let alone excavate, them.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good description, fast service
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2024
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Essential for anyone interested in Mesoamerica. Lavish illustrations
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5.0 out of 5 stars this book arrived in good condition, thank you
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2023
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I used this book for school and there was no highlighting or writing in it and the cover and pages were in good condition
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John Walbridge
5.0 out of 5 stars A systematic and readable survey of a remarkable people and civilization
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2023
I bought the previous (2015) edition of this book after visiting Yucatan for the first time and seeing a couple of the sites of middle importance--Tulum and Coba. It's worth buying the most recent edition since knowledge of Maya civilization is changing so rapidly with the technological innovation of radar that can see through the vegetation, producing almost map-like images of previously unknown or little known sites, and the ongoing decipherment of the Maya script.

My only quibble--at least with the previous edition--had to do with maps and illustrations. I found myself constantly thumbing back through the book to try to find a map that showed the site I was reading about. A list of maps in the table of contents would have helped, as would a general map in the endpapers showing all the sites refered to. The illustrations are good, but it is often hard to interpret them, given the rather strange Maya ideas about illustration. Still, while there can never be enough illustrations, this book is quite generously illustrated.
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André Fournier
5.0 out of 5 stars Glossy tabletop book that's informative
Reviewed in Canada on December 20, 2023
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The quality of the pictures and the text are first class!
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