Maya and The Four Heavens: A Journey Through Three Millennia of Civilization

Maya and the Four Heavens is a sweeping narrative history of the ancient Maya, tracing their extraordinary civilization from its earliest origins in the rainforests of Mesoamerica to the vibrant indigenous communities that carry its traditions forward today. Spanning nearly three thousand years, the book overturns the popular myth of a single rise and fall, revealing instead a civilization of remarkable resilience that reinvented itself through multiple cycles of brilliance, crisis, and ren...