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The lost chronicles of the Maya kings by David Drew, David Drew is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The lost chronicles of the Maya kings about?
Over the last two centuries explorers have made the most remarkable discoveries in the tropical forests of Central America. Across much of present-day Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras dozens of cities - some with populations of well over 100,000 - have been unveiled, and every year fresh reports emerge of the findings of unknown Maya ruins - great temples, palaces, towering stone pyramids and the tombs of the Maya kings. What these spectacular discoveries indicate is the former presence of an exceptionally advanced, sophisticated and complex society. Recently, major developments made in the decipherment of Maya hieroglyphics have revealed that alongside the material achievements of the Maya ran intellectual accomplishments in astronomy, maths and calendrics, seemingly tied to the complexities of Maya religion, that were remarkable for a society technically in the Stone Age. From reliefs on temple walls, from magnificent hieroglyphic stairways and from stone stelae planted by Maya rulers in the plazas of their cities has come written the Chronicles of the Maya Kings. In this fascinating book, David Drew brings to life this extraordinary civilisation. He answers questions about
Who reads The lost chronicles of the Maya kings?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- David Drew, David Drew
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780297816997
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, History
- Rating
- 3.76 / 5 (18 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14