Excavations in the Great Plaza, North Terrace, and North Acropolis of Tikal: Tikal Report 14

Download or read book Excavations in the Great Plaza, North Terrace, and North Acropolis of Tikal: Tikal Report 14 written by William R. Coe and published by University of Pennsylvania Museum of. This book was released on 1990-09-01 with total page 1100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is integral and pivotal to the entire Tikal publications series. Produced in six separate casebound volumes (3 of text, 2 of illustrations, a map box for oversize plans and sections), this monumental study looks at the very hub of Tikal. Tikal Report 14 is a tribute to its author, William R. Coe, who not only was able to salvage Tikal from the jungle but meticulously recorded all the resulting data in detailed plans, sections, drawings, and photographs, as well as the written word. This is an integrated site report of unprecedented size and scope. Tikal Report 14 will be of vital interest to field archaeologists and historians studying aspects of Mesoamerican culture.