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Archaeology Magazine. Secrets of the Maya.


ARCHAEOLOGY archaeology (ärkēŏl`əjē) [Gr.,=study of beginnings], a branch of anthropology that seeks to document and explain continuity and change and similarities and differences among human cultures.  MAGAZINE. Secrets of the Maya. Hatherleigh Press (5-22 46th Ave, Suite 200, Long Island City, NY 11101.) 203p. illus. bibliog. index. c2004. 1-57826-170-8. $15.95. SA

Thirty authors published in Archaeology Magazine detail the life of the Maya, the Indians from southern Mexico and Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific.  whose culture flourished in about A.D. 1000. Topics include politics, war, sup viral Meaning "related or caused by a virus," with regard to computers and information technology, the term refers less to a computer virus than it does to information that spreads quickly via the Internet. See viral marketing and viral video. , arts, religion, culture, hieroglyphics, and looters. Black and white illustrations and a few color photos enhance the brief articles, which are appropriate for advanced readers. Janet Julian, Grafton, MA

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Date:Jan 1, 2005
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