Archaeology Magazine. Secrets of the Maya.ARCHAEOLOGY 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 whose culture flourished in about A.D. 1000. Topics include politics, war, sup viral, arts, religion, culture, hieroglyphics hieroglyphic (hī'rəglĭf`ĭk, hī'ərə–) [Gr.,=priestly carving], type of writing used in ancient Egypt. Similar pictographic styles of Crete, Asia Minor, and Central America and Mexico are also called hieroglyphics (see Minoan civilization; Anatolian languages; Maya; Aztec)., 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 S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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