{"product_id":"the-ancient-maya-heather-mckillop-9781576076965","title":"The Ancient Maya: New Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThanks to powerful innovations in archaeology and other types of historical research, we now have a picture of everyday life in the Mayan empire that turns the long-accepted conventional wisdom on its head.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging from the end of the Ice Age to the flourishing of Mayan culture in the first millennium to the Spanish conquest in the 16th century, \u003ci\u003eThe Ancient Maya\u003c\/i\u003e takes a fresh look at a culture that has long held the public's imagination. Originally thought to be peaceful and spiritual, the Mayans are now also known to have been worldly, bureaucratic, and violent. Debates and unanswered questions linger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMayan expert Heather McKillop shows our current understanding of the Maya, explaining how interpretations of \"dirt archaeology,\" hieroglyphic inscriptions, and pictorial pottery are used to reconstruct the lives of royalty, artisans, priests, and common folk. She also describes the innovative focus on the interplay of the people with their environments that has helped further unravel the mystery of the Mayans' rise and fall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heather McKillop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1576076962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781576076965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.38h x 7.32w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2005 pg. 1271","brand":"Heather McKillop","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44124894003455,"sku":"9781576076965","price":91.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc1e96fd-2408-48b5-a31e-63e67b3960c6.jpg?v=1687439441","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ancient-maya-heather-mckillop-9781576076965","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}