The Maya

Prof. Coe incorporates the latest ideas & research in a fast-changing field. Spectacular tomb discoveries at the city of Copan reveal some of the early artistic & architectural splendours at this major site. New finds here & elsewhere entail a complete reinterpretation of the relationship between the warrior-kings of the classic Maya lowlands & Teotihuacan, the greatest city of pre-Conquest America. Continuing epigraphic breakthroughs--decipherments of Maya inscriptions--demonstrate the shifting power blocs among competing Maya city-states.