Thanks to powerful innovations in archaeology and other types of
historical research, we now have a picture of everyday life in the
Mayan empire that turns the long-accepted conventional wisdom on
its head. Ranging from the end of the Ice Age to the flourishing of
Mayan culture in the first millennium to the Spanish conquest in
the 16th century, The Ancient Maya takes a fresh look at a culture
that has long held the public's imagination. Originally thought to
be peaceful and spiritual, the Mayans are now also known to have
been worldly, bureaucratic, and violent. Debates and unanswered
questions linger. Mayan expert Heather McKillop shows our current
understanding of the Maya, explaining how interpretations of "dirt
archaeology," hieroglyphic inscriptions, and pictorial pottery are
used to reconstruct the lives of royalty, artisans, priests, and
common folk. She also describes the innovative focus on the
interplay of the people with their environments that has helped
further unravel the mystery of the Mayans' rise and fall.
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