Michael D. Coe Boeken

The breaking of the Maya code has completely changed our knowledge ofthis ancient civilization, and has revealed the Maya people's long andvivid history.

This authoritative volume has been revised throughout and expanded, with stunning new images and accounts of the major discoveries of recent years. Recent findings have been added to expand our understanding of the Olmecs outside of their heartland, and new research on the legacy of the Maya offers a wider and more cohesive narrative of Mexico's history. New co-author Javier Urcid has added greater coverage of Oaxaca and of Monté Alban, one of the earliest cities in Mesoamerica and the center of the Zapotec civilization, and a fully revised Epilogue discusses the survival of indigenous populations in Mexico from the Conquest up to the present. This longstanding classic now features full-colour photos of the vibrant art and architecture of ancient Mesoamerica throughout.

"Begins with the origins of the cacao tree and follows the story up to today's mass-produced chocolate candy and its expensive boutique counterparts...A pleasure not just for chocoholics but for anyone who enjoys lively, thorough historical sleuthing via the printed page." [Gourmet] (Cover)

Contains 56 maps, 329 illustrations, and accompanying text describing ancient American art, history, and archaeology.

Autoři této knihy odhalují všechna tajemství, která se za staletí kolem této lahodné pochoutky nashromáždila.

Noch vor zwanzig Jahren schwiegen die verfallenen Monumente der Maya-Kultur. Man konnte die Hieroglypheninschriften der prächtigen Stelen, Tempel und Paläste nicht lesen. Heute erkennen wir dank eines außergewöhnlichen wissenschaftlichen Durchbruchs ein Stück Geschichte, das der Menschheit über ein Jahrtausend verborgen geblieben war. Michael Coe berichtet über alle Einzelheiten der Geschichte dieser revolutionären Einsichten. Zahlreiche Beispiele aus der Maya-Schrift sowie Vergleiche mit anderen Schriftentzifferungen erhellen seine Erzählung.