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The Study of Classic Maya Architecture

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YAXCHILAN: THE DESIGN OF A MAYA CEREMONIAL CITY. By TateCarolyn E. (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1992. Pp. 306. $35.00 cloth.)

HOW THE MAYA BUILT THEIR WORLD. By AbramsElliot. (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1994. Pp. 176. $30.00 cloth, $14.95 paper.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2022

David Webster*
Affiliation:
The Pennsylvania State University
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Copyright © 1997 by the University of Texas Press

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