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Scribes, Warriors and Kings: The City of Copan and the Ancient Maya (New Aspects of Antiquity) (Paperback)

by William L. Fash (Author), Barbara W. Fash (Illustrator)

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Written by an archaeologist for others in the profession, this book presents a short history of Copan, a well-excavated ruin in Honduras. Prevailing theory is that Mayan stelai commemorate real people and events. The researchers at Copan have recognized a dynasty of 16 kings beginning with K'inich Yax K'uk Mo' in 426 A.D. and ending with Yax Pac in 820 A.D. During those four centuries, the city-state of Copan rose, flourished, and declined. Fash, director of the Copan Mosaics Project, celebrates more than a century of work at this site: the reader learns as much about Mayan archaeological progress as about Copan. Magnificent photographs and drawings enliven a dry text. This excellent report from a major research site should be in all academic collections that support archaeology.
- Ken St. Andre, Phoenix P.L.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Copán's role in the development of Maya archaeology is charted in lavishly illustrated detail. -- New Scientist

Highly recommended. -- Choice

Superb.... Fash is ideally suited to the task ....handsomely produced ....outstanding. -- Science --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Thames & Hudson (May 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0500277087
ISBN-13: 978-0500277089
Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.3 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds

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Tatiana Proskouriakoff: Interpreting the Ancient Maya by Char Solomon in Back Matter
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great pictures and artists renditions, January 18, 2008

By	Douglas E. Libert "howitt" (parkersburg wv) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Scribes, Warriors, and Kings: The City of Copan and the Ancient Maya, Revised Edition (Paperback)

the first 60 pages talks mainly about archaeological expeditions to Copan and who sponsored them etc. so there was little about the scribes,warriors or kings,but later it picked up.Copan appeared to be the "capital" city of loosely affiliated outlying villages with questionable allegiances. Since the allegiances were changing, Copan (rather the rulers of Copan and their families and associates)developed a rich ceremonial life with grandiose buildings,costumes,calendars etc.in order to impress the commoners into accepting the ruling class' authority.At least that is one interpretation offered in the book.Also the book seems to stress the deforestation theory for the demise of Copan,saying that "sucess"in agriculture and population growth brought about heavy erosion due to overuse of timber.Copan was never able to form alliances to any substantial degree with any other major city and in fact there is evidence of bitter rivalry between some of the smaller cities as well as the major ones.I was unaware before reading this book that alot of the Mayan temples were built by the rulers of Copan as a form of sacred ancestor worship.There are great photos of alot of the more profound discoveries of Copan particularly the Eccentric flints from the Hieroglyphic stairway.the author claims that presently there is no flint napper alive today who could duplicate this feat.I also enjoyed the descriptions of the "Bat" houses and their possible sinister uses to shelve "sacrificial victims".There is also a good picture of the way alot of these Mayan temples would have been painted because today all we see too often if the bare limestone facings.The deep reds and greens must have made for a real sacred appearance that would no doubt astonish.Was the message--"Your link to the nether-world,get it here"reinforcing the status and authority of Copan's rulers.whose to say,maybe they actually did have a fast tract to the nether-world,at least till they ran out of trees?

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad but not fantastic either, April 27, 2007

By	Jorge I. Villanueva (Phoenix,Az) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Scribes, Warriors, and Kings: The City of Copan and the Ancient Maya, Revised Edition (Paperback)

I will be visiting Copan at the end of the month so i picked up this book to get some information about the place.Overall the book is really good with lots of pictures which deifinetly is a plus with me.The explanations are very good altough i found myself re-reading some of them often because the author uses a lot of technical terms.The book is to big so i will not carry it with me when i visit Copan.It would have been a plus if the book would have been smaller.One thing that i didnt like was the fact that the author spends too many pages explaining Copan's relationship with other cities in the area.I would have loved to read more about the people of Copan, their daily lives and their beliefs.But again, good introduction.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Scribes, Warriors, and Kings, September 17, 2001

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An excellent, comprehensive, and very readable text, written by a true expert on the subject. I highly reccomend it.

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