Prehistoric settlement at Tikal, Guatemala

• Autores: William A. Haviland
• Localización: Expedition: The magazine of the University of Pennsylvania, ISSN 0014-4738, Vol. 7, Nº. 3, 1965, págs. 14-23
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The acient Maya ruins of Guatemala and Yucatan have held a fascination for layman and scholar alike ever since the Spanish conquest of the area. There exist several early documents which contain accounts in Spanish of the daily life of the post-Conquest Maya as seen by their conquerors, as well as descriptions and speculations pertaining to the mor e ancient ruins. In more recent times, both travelers and archaeologists have added to our store of information about the ancient Maya. In this work, however, interest has tended to concentrate on the grandest, most spectacular ruins, that is, the great sites with tall temples, complex palace groups, and magnificent carved monuments.