The Lords of Tikal (Record no. 1860)
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| fixed length control field | 01408nam a2200193 4500 |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 98061523 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780500050941 |
| 024 ## - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 40646845 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | F1435.1.T5 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 972.812 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Peter D. Harrison |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Lords of Tikal |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Thames & Hudson |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 208 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The Maya metropolis of Tikal was once one of the greatest cities in the world, its skyline dominated by huge temple-pyramids. In AD 750 over 100,000 people lived there, in the heart of the Guatemalan rainforest. But why did the city flourish? What does its history reveal about Maya civilization? And why did Tikal collapse? Drawing upon over 30 years of excavation and research, some of it his own, Peter D. Harrison provides this account of the turbulent story of Tikal over 1700 years, from 800 BC to the late-9th century AD. Strategically located, the city was a trade centre, a pioneer of architecture, and a focal point of warfare, struggling with other cities for dominance of the region. The apogee of power and wealth was achieved during the reign of the great Jaguar Claw clan, whose ruling lords built the Great Temples, some with tombs of treasures that hint at the richness of life as a lord of Tikal. The text also makes use of the breakthroughs in translating Mayan hieroglyphs. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | History - So/Cent Am |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Peter Harrison |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 07/17/2024 | 972.8 HARR | 42009 | 07/17/2024 | 1 | 07/17/2024 | Book |