Latin America & Caribbean - Archaeology, Native Mesoamerican Peoples - Antiquities, Latin America & the Caribbean - Antiquities, Prehistoric Art, Mayas - History, Pre-Columbian Art, Ancient Cultures - Archaeology
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Overview
A comprehensive look at Maya cave painting from Preconquest times to the Colonial period, plus a complete visual catalog of the cave art of Naj Tunich, some of which has been subsequently destroyed by vandals."Describes the cave site of Naj Tunich in the southeastern Petâen region of Guatemala. Includes an analysis of the cave painting style and iconography and (with Barbara MacLeod) of the hieroglyphic texts that accompany some of them. A survey of cave paintings from other parts of the Maya world and elsewhere in Mesoamerica provides a broad comparative context"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Book Details
Published
September 1, 2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pages
306
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780292726529