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Centuries before European explorers 'discovered' the Americas, the ancient Maya flourished in thriving cities like Palenque and Chichen Itza, where they tracked the stars and created elaborate cosmic calendars, built temples to their gods, performed human sacrifices - and drank chocolate. Incoming priests did their best to stamp out the indigenous ways, but the sculptures, cities, murals and even books, highlighted in brilliant Mayan Blue, survived to tell the true story of a vanished civilisation. This lavishly illustrated book goes beyond the apocalyptic 2012 predictions surrounding the end of the Long Count calendar: it delves deep into the mysterious Maya world to uncover the true story of an empire by studying its artefacts. As the players on the cosmic ball court knew, the survivor is the winner.
Contents
FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION (Featured works: Aztec Calendar Stone); SET IN STONE (Featured site: Chichen Itza); PART 1: CALENDARS AND COSMOS (Featured works: Cosmic Tree, Pakal's sarcophagus lid, Palenque; Maya Ballcourt Marker; Cylindrical Vessel Depicting Ballplayers and the Journey to Xibalba; Cylindrical Vessel Depicting a Ballgame; Pages from the Dresden Codex; Details from the Madrid Codex; Stela A, Copan.) PART 2: GODS AND GODDESSES (Featured works: Cylinder Vases; The Creator of the WorldA"; Maya Incense-burners; The Rain God Chac from a Mayan Codex; Polychrome Two-part Effigy Vessel; Rattle in the Form of the Moon Goddess; Vase with Two Blowgunners and Waterbirds; Funerary Urn from Tapijulapa, Tabasco; Lintel 25, Yaxchilan xx.) PART 3: LIFE AND DEATH (Featured works: Altar Q2, Copan; King Pacal Stela; Relief depicting Kan-Xul; Stela 35; Relief depicting the Shield Jaguar, Yaxchilan; Lintel 53 from Yaxchilan; Carved Lintel from Temple 23, Yaxchilan; Lord Bird Jaguar IV; Mexican Lord in Cacaxtla; Relief showing a seated man; Statuette of a warrior; Urn lid with a figure of a warrior; Painted Temple at Bonampak; Priest in ceremonial robes; Anthropomorphic vase; Funerary mask from Tikal; Quiche Burial or Cache Urn Lid; Funerary Urn with Feline Lid; Funerary urn from Tapijulapa, Tabasco.) INDEX; BIBLIOGRAPHY
