Palenque
Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, [2008]
Format: Book
Description: 80 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 26 cm.
Tells the story of the ancient city called Palenque, whose ruins were first found in 1840 and were later studied by Mexican archaeologi st, Alberto Ruz Lhuillier.
Series: Unearthing ancient worlds.
Contents:
Stephens tells the world -- The hidden staircase -- Dust, dirt, and rubble -- A great discovery -- The altar is not really an altar -- The man in the sarcophagus -- Epilogue -- Timeline.
Subjects:
Mayas -- Mexico -- Palenque (Chiapas) -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Mexico -- Palenque (Chiapas) -- Juvenile literature.
Palenque Site (Mexico) -- Juvenile literature.
Palenque (Chiapas, Mexico) -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.
Mayas -- Mexico -- Palenque (Chiapas) -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Mexico -- Palenque (Chiapas) -- Juvenile literature.
Palenque Site (Mexico) -- Juvenile literature.
Palenque (Chiapas, Mexico) -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9780822575047 (lib. bdg.)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C HISTORY Ancient Maya Kop | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's NonFiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-77) and index.