Ancient Maya: The Rise and Fall of a Rainforest Civilization

Ancient Maya: The Rise and Fall of a Rainforest Civilization

Front cover
Author	Arthur Demarest
Language	English
Subject	Ancient history
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Published in English	9 December 2004
ISBN	978-0-521-59224-6

Ancient Maya: The Rise and Fall of a Rainforest Civilization (2004), an archaeological book written about the ancient Maya civilization. It was written by Arthur Demarest, Ingram Professor of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee.^[1]

The book discusses the complex lifestyle and amazing political history of the Maya states, from the first to eighth centuries. It also gives an explanation of the mystery of the ninth-century abandonment of most of the great rainforest cities. It goes on to conclude that the Maya civilization has lessons for civilization today.^[2]

References

1. "Ancient Maya - Assets - Cambridge - Cambridge University Press" (PDF). Cambridge. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
2. "Ancient Maya". Cambridge. Retrieved 15 October 2012.

External links

• Book at Cambridge Library catalogue