Mayan Tikal

by Solbiati, Romano

• ISBN13: 9780739819555
• ISBN10: 0739819550
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree

Summary

Richly illustrated throughout, each book presents vital information to the reader as if he or she were actually touring site in a specific period of time. The reader soon discovers where to find food, how the local currency is used, units of weights and measures, what do expect with regard to lodging, what to wear, and what to do in case of illness. Each book describes principal architectural wonders and explains how the public used these edifices for religious ceremonies or other speical events. As the pages unfold, readers develop an understanding of "every day life" and how histories structures have survived or deteriorated through time.

Table of Contents

Guidebook	4	(8)
Few Roads Lead to Tikal	4	(2)
Welcome!	6	(6)
The Ceremonial Center	12	(8)
The Northern Acropolis	12	(2)
The Central Acropolis	14	(2)
The Temple of the Jaguar	16	(2)
The Eastern Square and the Market	18	(2)
The Living Quarters of the Nobles	20	(4)
The Men's House	20	(2)
The Women's House	22	(2)
The People's Living Quarters	24	(2)
The Rural Dwellings	24	(2)
Spectacles and Ceremonies	26	(8)
The Game of Palla	26	(2)
The Muluc New Year	28	(2)
The End of Katun	30	(2)
The Flyers	32	(2)
Excursions to the Outskirts	34	(4)
The River Port of Yaxchilan	34	(2)
The Great Cenote of Chichen Itza	36	(2)
The Other Artistic Cities	38	(8)
The Observatory of Palenque	38	(2)
Copan, the City of Science	40	(2)
The Steles of Quirigua	42	(2)
Uxmal, Puuc Style	44	(2)
The Armed Forces	46	(2)
War	46	(2)
Tikay Today	48	(4)
Some Important Facts	52	(1)
Glossary	53	(1)
Further Reading	54	(1)
Index	55