The Fall of the Ancient Maya: Solving the Mystery of the Maya Collapse

Webster, David

ISBN 10: 0500051135 / ISBN 13: 9780500051139

Published by Thames & Hudson, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Fall of the Ancient Maya: Solving the Mystery of the Maya Collapse
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500051135
• ISBN 13: 9780500051139
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

An account of the mysterious fall of the ancient Maya civilization evaluates current theories and myths, citing sixteenth-century evidence of a residual population and offering a portrait of its Late Classic society beset by overly ambitious nobles, wars, and an exploding population that could not be sustained by its scanty agriculture.

About the Author

David Webster is Professor of Anthropology at Pennsylvania State University.