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Maya Cosmos

by David A. Freidel, Linda Schele, Joy Parker · 1993

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A Masterful blend of archaeology, anthropology, astronomy, and lively personal reportage, Maya Comos tells a constellation of stories, from the historical to the mythological, and envokes the awesome power of one of the richest civilizations ever to grace the earth.

Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Genre
mythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Themes
archaeologyarchaeologyMore like thisLess of thisreligionreligionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
Central AmericaCentral AmericaMore like thisLess of thisMexicoMexicoMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 544 pages

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