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1) The Maya
Author
Series
Ancient peoples and places volume 52
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Maya has long been established as the best, most readable introduction to the New World's greatest ancient civilization. In its pages Professor Coe distills a lifetime's scholarship for the general reader and student, presenting the latest findings, most exciting scholarship and freshest perspectives on Maya culture. Since the publication of the previous edition, new sites have been uncovered and further excavations in old sites have proceeded...
Author
Series
Ancient peoples and places volume 29
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Language
English
Description
Mexico arrives in its eighth edition with a new look and the most recent discoveries. This is the story of the pre-Spanish people of Mexico, who, with their neighbors the Maya, formed some of the most complex societies north of the Andes. Revised and expanded, the book is updated with the latest developments and findings in the field and current terminology. The new edition includes expanded coverage of Oaxaca, particularly Monte Albán, one of the...
5) The Aztecs
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
This fully revised and reorganized edition of Richard Townsend's study of the Aztecs presents an expanded view of their history and cultural achievement.
6) Babylon
Author
Series
Ancient peoples and places volume 94
Publisher
Thames and Hudson
Language
English
Description
In a highly acclaimed account, now brought up to date for the revised edition, Dr. Oates describes the rise of Babylon from Sargon of Agade to Hammurapi, the great law-giver under whom in the 18th century BC the city first attained pre-eminence. She charts its progress under his successors, its greatest period of empire during the reigns of Nebuchadrezzar and Nabonidus in the 6th century BC, and its decay and final abandonment as Persians and Greeks...
Author
Series
Ancient peoples and places volume 109
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
11) The Egyptians
Author
Series
Publisher
Thames and Hudson
Language
English
Description
Includes 148 illustrations, eight in color. Covers prehistoric period to about 500 BC.
13) Republican Rome
Author
Series
Ancient peoples and places volume 50
Publisher
F.A. Praeger
Pub. Date
[1966]
Language
English
15) The Spartans
Author
Series
Ancient peoples and places volume 95
Publisher
Thames and Hudson
Pub. Date
c1980
Language
English
16) The Armenians
Author
Series
Ancient peoples and places volume 68
Publisher
Praeger Publishers
Pub. Date
[1970, c1969]
Language
English
Author
Series
Ancient peoples and places volume 75
Publisher
Praeger Publishers
Pub. Date
©1971
Language
English
Description
"The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BCE to the 15th century BCE. It was rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of British archaeologist Arthur Evans."--Wikipedia.
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