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ePub The Ancient Maya download
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Sylvanus G Morley,George W Brainerd,George W Wgeorge Wa Brainerd,Robert J Sharer
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Stanford University Press; 4th edition (July 1, 1983)
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Stanford University Press, Stanford, 1983. xviii + 708 p. figures, tables, appendices, index, biblio. Recommend this journal.

This book traces the evolution of Maya civilization through the Pre-Columbian era, a span of some 2,500 years from the origins of complex society within Mesoamerica to the end of the Pre-Columbian world with the Spanish Conquest in the 16th century. The sixth edition presents new archaeological evidence and historical studies and offers the most extensive revisions of this classic work to date. The result is the most thorough and incisive study of the origins and development of ancient Maya civilization ever published.
  • Still reading it, but the approach to evaluating and reporting on the current state of the knowledge about the Ancient Maya is very thorough. The recent additions based developments over the past 25 years keeps the book both current and interesting, providing a perspective one what has been learned when and when the big changes were made in our understanding of the Ancient Maya. Cannot wait to so see what revelations are in store based upon the new information coming out of El Mirador, which probably will upset many of the belief applecarts about the Pre-Classics level of civilization. We learn, we grow.

  • It is latest updated version of his Ancient Maya Studies. It is comprehensive in his discussion of Mayan archaeology and I consider one of the classics of Mayan Archaeology. Some additional pictures of Mayan Archaeological sites has been included.

  • While making a joke about (or reference to) the Mayan calendar is tempting, I'm just not clever enough -or perhaps I'm too earnest - to pull it off. Interested in pre-Columbian history, I stumbled across Sharer's _The Ancient Maya_. It was more - much more - than I had expected, which in and of itself isn't a bad thing, but it is something readers should be aware of. The book is near encyclopedic in its detail and the depth into which Sharer explores the Maya. While I was initially intimidated by the scope and level of specificity, there is so much here that even those looking for a brief synopsis of the Maya can (with a little attention to the index) have all their questions about this vibrant and tremendously important civilization answered.

    The book is primarily an anthropological and archaeological study as the maps, photos, illustrations and figurative drawings of burial sites, buildings, communities and temples attest, and as explained in the opening chapters. This should not dissuade historians (such as myself) or others interested in this civilization (but not necessarily students of this discipline) from reading this marvelous book - the use of technical jargon is kept at a minimum, but the first three chapters (the first 100 or so pages) are devoted to a discussion of archeology in Mesoamerica. Sharer hits his historical stride about a third of the way into the book, elaborating, illustrating and discussing a very complex and long-lasting civilization.

    Admittedly, the detail can be a bit overwhelming. Sharer includes dozens of "case studies" of various digs in Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Guatamala and El Salvador providing a close-up view of current research on several aspects of Mayan civilization from 1000 BCE - 800 CE. While illustrative of the specific time periods (and regions), they can be distracting. I felt this feature was commendable. Likewise I was impressed with Sharer's transparency in discussing areas of academic disagreement. For example, while covering the end of Maya states in the Classic Period (800 - 900 CE), several explanations have been advanced. Rather than dismissing those with which Sharer disagrees, each theory is presented, a summary of the supporting evidence is discussed, and a brief analysis of the relative merits and flaws of the interpretation of the data is discsused. Not only is this good scholarship, its good teaching and is academically honest. I commend him.

    I was most fascinated by the concluding chapters of the book, in which Mayan society and religion is discussed, and the final chapter that related the Spanish conquest of Mayan civilization. While much of Mayan art, writing and architecture was concerned with the social and religious elite, I was pleased to find so much included about gender roles and the daily lives of the common people.

    While I strongly suspect this is a text for a 200-300 level archeology course on the Maya, it is very well written with a depth and detail that I wish more academic writers were able to pull off. For the non-academic, I still recommend this book, but read it judiciously and refer to the table of contents or index to highlight areas of interest. Highly recommended.

  • im having a tough time plowing through. other reviewers state it gets interesting after preliminary explanations are finished but ifn i dont break through soon im just going back to the mayan riviera and ask !

  • Some chapters are extremely long while others are not. The one on Maya kings will have your head reeling.

  • Well if you want to study the ancient Maya, this is the book to get. However, if you are a casual reader who just wants a basic overview or understanding of the Maya, this book is probably too much for you. Its very long and extremely well written by someone who is clearly one of the leading experts in the field. If you read this one book, you probably dont need any others. But dont expect to just tear through it in a weekend, its a long scholarly book for a serious student of the Maya.

  • I had only a limited interest in the Maya until I got this book, and now a new world of understanding has opened up. Sharer provides a text that is at once detailed and professional, but also accessible and well-written without the dull, dull, report-style of most serious works on the subject. I have spent literally weeks perusing the book, and I seem to always find something new and interesting. Also worthy of mention are the abundant illustrations and photos. Finally, Sharer is to be commended for his intellectual honesty and objectivity - without fail he reviews the merits of the most important interpretations about a historical issue before making a non-binding judgment of his own. This is one to have in your personal library. Very well done indeed!

  • I bought this book as a gift for my father as a precursor to our planned trip to the Yucatan Peninsula. He loves history and learning about different cultures and was very pleased with the writing style and content. Overall I am very happy with this purchase!