Encyclopedia of the Ancient Maya by Walter R. T. Witschey

Encyclopedia of the Ancient Maya Walter R. T. Witschey ebook
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Format: pdf
ISBN: 9780759122840
Page: 540

They served the specialised roles of administration, commerce, manufacturing and religion that characterised ancient cities worldwide. Maya stelae (singular stela) are monuments that were fashioned by the Maya civilization of ancient Mesoamerica. Copán (in modern Honduras) is located on the floodplain of the river of the same name. The web's source of information for Ancient History: definitions, articles, timelines, maps, books, and illustrations. The ancient Mayan society was similar to other societies in regard to their social classes. Xibalba (Shee-bal-ba) was the name the K'iche Maya gave to the underworld. Tikal was the capital of a conquest state that became one of the most powerful kingdoms of the ancient Maya. For the Yucatec Maya the underworld was known as Metnal. The designation Maya comes from the ancient Yucatan city of Mayapan, the last capital of a Mayan Kingdom in the Post-Classic Period. Uxmal, in north-west Yucatán, Mexico, was an important Maya city which flourished between the 6th and 10th centuries CE. Children's Encyclopedia of the Ancient World has 1 rating and 2 reviews.