Atlas of the Ancient Maya World

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-71113-6
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers

Buch, Englisch, Band 13, 218 Seiten, Format (B × H): 280 mm x 370 mm, Gewicht: 2395 g

Reihe: The Early Americas: History and Culture

This volume is the first comprehensive atlas of the Maya region published since 1940. Large-format pages provide 119 detailed full-color maps with striking terrain and over 10,000 known site locations, sacbes, fortifications, emblem glyphs, inscriptions, and LiDAR coverage. Area maps show elevations, rainfall, physiography, soils, and political subdivisions. With map keys, a site index gazetteer, references, and instructions, this atlas is an essential reference for libraries and Maya scholars; for students and travelers, it will be invaluable for field work and trip planning. Thirty years in preparation, this atlas will be treasured by anyone with an interest in the ancient Maya world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Witschey, Walter R.T.

Brown, Clifford T.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Walter R. T. Witschey, Ph.D. (1993) Tulane University, is retired Research Professor of Anthropology and Geography at Longwood University. With Dr. Brown, he is the co-author of Historical Dictionary of Mesoamerica, and is author/editor of Encyclopedia of the Ancient Maya.

Clifford T. Brown, Ph.D. (1999) Tulane University, is Professor of Anthropology at Florida Atlantic University where he teaches archaeology. He has published two books, a score of peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and over 30 technical reports on archaeological investigations.