books by E. Wyllys Andrews (pre-columbian civilization proceedings)

books by E. Wyllys Andrews

books:

Palaces of the Ancient New World (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Conference Proceedings)

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 2009

Among the most sumptuous buildings of antiquity were royal palaces. As in the Old World, kings and nobles of ancient Mexico and Peru had luxurious administrative quarters in cities, and exquisite pleasure palaces in the countryside. This volume explores the great houses of the ancient New World, from palaces of the Aztecs and Incas, looted by the Spanish conquistadors, to those lost high in the Andes and deep in the jungle. This volume, the ...

Late Lowland Maya Civilization: Classic to Postclassic

S.A.R. Press, 1970

This first edition focuses on the long-neglected Postclassic period between the high point of Maya civilization in the 8th century and the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th. The essays present new and often controversial arguments on chronology and perspective, suggesting that the relationship of Classic to Postclassic in the Maya lowlands is much more complex than formerly supposed. Many line drawings, tables, and photographs illustrate the ...

Copan : The History of an Ancient Maya Kingdom (School of American Research Advanced Seminar Series)
E. Wyllys Andrews

SAR Press, 2005

Multi-disciplinary research into the archaeology and history of ancient Copan, this book will serve as a useful reference for those interested in New World complex societies.