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An archaeological guide to northern Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador
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Tikal, Cop?n, Uaxact?n - ancient Maya cities whose names conjure up romance, mystery, and science all at once. Joyce Kellys clear descriptions and captivating photographs of these and many other sites will make you want to pack your bags and head for Central America. And when you arrive, this guidebook will not let you down. It covers 38 sites and 25 museums - more than any other guidebook - in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Kellys information is accurate and up to date: she has visited every site personally. The descriptions include all the major, well-known sites and many not appearing other guidebooks.Kelly describes each site and museum, from its pyramids and temples to its hieroglyphic stairways and eccentric flints. She includes many site plans, and her description of each site includes its ancient history as well as its recent archaeological activity.Equally important, Kelly describes exactly how to get there. Clear maps and precise written directions include the distance (in miles and kilometers) and the driving time required for each segment of the trip. If you need a four-wheel-drive vehicle to negotiate rutted dirt roads, Kelly tells you. If you need a guide, she tells you where to find one.

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title	:	An Archaeological Guide to Northern Central America : Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador
author	:	Kelly, Joyce.
publisher	:	University of Oklahoma Press
isbn10 \| asin	:	0806128615
print isbn13	:	9780806128610
ebook isbn13	:	9780806170497
language	:	English
subject	Mayas--Antiquities--Guidebooks, Central America--Antiquities--Guidebooks.
publication date	:	1996
lcc	:	F1435.K47 1996eb
ddc	:	917.2804/53
subject	:	Mayas--Antiquities--Guidebooks, Central America--Antiquities--Guidebooks.

Page iii

An Archaeological Guide to Northern Central America

Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador

By Joyce Kelly

Photographs by Jerry Kelly and the Author
Drawings and Maps by the Author

University of Oklahoma Press : Norman and London

Page iv

Also by Joyce Kelly

The Poetic Realism of Alan Flattmann (Jackson, Miss., 1980)

The Complete Visitor's Guide to Mesoamerican Ruins (Norman, 1982)

An Archaeological Guide to Mexico's Yucatn Peninsula (Norman, 1993)

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Kelly, Joyce, 1933
An archaeological guide to northern Central
America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El
Salvador / by Joyce Kelly; photographs by Jerry
Kelly and the author; drawings and maps by
the author.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8061-2858-5 (alk. paper)
1. MayasAntiquitiesGuidebooks. 2. Cen
tral AmericaAntiquitiesGuidebooks. I. Title.
F1435.K47 1996
917.2804'53dc20

96-21333

CIP

Text design by Cathy Carney Imboden. Text type
face is Esprit Book.

The paper in this book meets the guidelines for
permanence and durability of the Committee on
Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the
Council on Library Resources, Inc.

Copyright 1996 by the University of Oklahoma
Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the Uni
versity. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the
U.S.A.

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Page v

This book is affectionately dedicated to the
people of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and
El Salvador, who have graciously shared with
us the fruits of the labor of their ancient
ancestors; and to the archaeologists, who by
the sweat of their brows bring these spec
tacular structures and marvelous monu
ments to light.

Page vii

CONTENTS

List of Illustrations

Alphabetical List of Sites and Museums

xiii

Preface

Acknowledgments

xvii

Part One: Introduction

The Archaeology of Northern Central America

Chronological Chart

Geographic Divisions

General Advice and Miscellaneous Notes

The Rating System

List of Sites and Museums by Ratings

Paer Two: The Sites and Museums

General Information for Belize

1. General Information for Section 1, Northern Belize

Santa Rita

Cerros

Nohmul

Cuello

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