by Nikolai Grube · tapa dura · ISBN 9783829041508
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More than a thousand years ago, the Mayan culture flourished in the rainforest of Central America. But why did the Maya leave their magnificent royal cities so suddenly? The fascinating Mayan culture with its architecture, art, ball game, calendar, writing, religious practices and the enigma of its decline is re-examined in the context of current research. The past years of Mayan research have brought a wealth of new knowledge thanks to archaeological field research and new research methods. The internationally leading Mayan researcher Nicolai Grube brings together the internationally renowned Mayan experts on the occasion of the major exhibition in Speyer and Assen to tell the exciting story of the Maya in a very up-to-date way in illustrative texts: From the urbanization of the rainforest habitat, technical achievements, social structures with divine kings to the collapse of the former high culture. The visual power of Mayan art unfolds in around 240 inspiring pieces.
