the Fall of the Ancient Maya. Solving the Mystery of the Maya Collapse by David Webster - 2002

Thames & Hudson. Presumed First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. This is a Very Solid and square black cloth hardback Ancient History book. It is in Near Fine condition with a Very Good+ jacket. c2002. Presumed 1st Edition, Price on jacket. The cover is very clean & very bright. The edges and spine ends are all very good. The pages are tight & bright & unmarked, no names. Not a remainder. Jacket is bright with some shelf wear., no tears. Heavy Book! 368 pages. #20565-1223

Thames & Hudson, London, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Black-and-white plates & diagrams and drawings. The book has been protected since purchase, there is no damage to the dust jacket, no damage to the book, and there are no annotations. Illustrated with 84 illustrations, and a map, chapter notes, further reading & bibliography, & index. Drawing on recent archaeological research and hieroglyphic will decipher months, the author evaluates the theories and dispels myths surrounding the contentious topic of the Mayan collapse. The author paints a picture of a brittle Late Classic world. Ambitious kings, skimming nobles and courtly extravagance are set against a backdrop of ever more destructive wars and an exploding population that led to unsustainable stress on cultivated land. Without the means to intensify agricultural production, the system simply failed. – Dust jacket blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

London: Thames & Hudson, 2002. 368pp, index, bibliography, notesbw ills. Or boards in jacket. Near new. After thriving in the tropics of Central America for over 1000 years the Maya civilization mysteriously vanished. Drawing on recent archaeological research and hieroglyphic decipherments the author evaluates the theories and dispels the myths.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Thames & Hudson, 2002, London.. 24x16. Encuadernación editorial con sobrecubierta. 368 pgs. Texto en inglés. Ilustraciones en b/n. Dibujos. 664681