![]() ![]() By the time they showed up, the Yacatan Maya had already developed an international trade with the lowland and highland Maya and with the Aztec Empire including maritime trade (despite the silly myth that they couldn't see the ships because their brains couldn't conceptualize them). I will here refrain from rattling off all the fascinating things about the Maya that I learned, except to say that the arrival of the Europeans was put in a different and more realistic perspective for me. Each section begins with a two page spread of a work of art, which I can't stress enough are some of the most inspiring and moving works of art I have ever seen, and follows with text and supporting pictures. ![]() The book was written by various Mayan experts whose passion for the subject shines through what I thought was going to be tedious textbook type writing. ![]() From the jaw-droping works of art, to the more popular Mayan architecture, the pictures in the book are first rate. A complete look at the Maya civilization from Pre-Classic to modern times, this book takes you to their world. ![]()
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