معرفی کتاب «Chronicle of the Maya kings and queens : deciphering the dynasties of the ancient Maya» نوشتهٔ Simon Martin and Nikolai Grube، منتشرشده توسط نشر Thames & Hudson Ltd در سال 2008. این کتاب در فرمت pdf، زبان انگلیسی ارائه شده است.
«The ideal reference on Maya archaeology.» Science News Behind the ancient cities of the Maya and their abandoned artworks lie the turbulent stories of their ruling dynasties. One of the worlds greatest and most powerful civilizations, the Maya experienced constant conflict in a landscape divided among numerous kingdoms. Intense rivalries, rapacious conquerors, and repeated dynastic defeat and breakdown are common themes in many tales of this mighty civilization. The ancient Maya remain one of the most vibrant areas of study in world archaeology. Fresh discoveries in the field, together with the ongoing process of hieroglyphic decipherment, mean that information is constantly coming to light. This new version of the only comprehensive, kingdom-by-kingdom history of the ancient Maya brings the story fully up to date with previously unknown rulers and new glyphic readings, as well as additional information on diplomacy and warfare. 366 illustrations, 86 in color For a thousand years the dense rainforests of Central America concealed the ruins of one of the world's great civilizations, that of the ancient Maya. Behind these ancient cities and their abandoned artworks lie the turbulent stories of their ruling dynasties.
The only comprehensive, kingdom-by-kingdom history of the ancient Maya, the book has been revised and updated to include coverage of the most recent discoveries, from previously unknown rulers and new glyphic readings to expanded coverage of diplomacy and warfare.
About the Author:
Simon Martin is a Research Specialist at the University of Pennsylvania Museum. For the past fourteen years he has been doing epigraphic fieldwork at Calakmul, Mexico
About the Author:
Nikolai Grube is a professor of anthropology of the Americas at the University of Bonn
Booklet 1 Contents 5 Preface 7 Introduction 9 Maya Writing and Calendars 12 The Royal Culture of the Maya 15 Classic Maya Politics 18 Comparative Timelines 23 Tikal 24 Dos Pilas 54 Naranjo 68 Caracol 84 Calakmul 100 Yaxchilan 116 Piedras Negras 138 Palenque 154 Tonina 176 Copan 190 Quirigua 214 Epilogue 226 Registers 231 Notes and Bibliography 231 Acknowledgements and Illustration Credits 237 Index 238 Booklet 241 Preface: Discovering the Maya past Introduction Tikal Dos Pilas Naranjo Caracol Calakmul Yaxchilan Piedras Negras Palenque Tonina Copan Quirigua Epilogue: Fall of the sacred kings.