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The Ruins of Time

The Ruins of Time

David Adamson

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2023
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Historia
ISBN:
9781032436739

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The Ruins of Time (1975) examines the conquest of the Maya by the Spanish, the discoveries and adventures of the first travellers among them, the dramatic journeys of Victorian archaeologists and explorers and also contemporary attempts to unravel Maya hieroglyphs.

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