A Glimpse at Guatemala, and Some Notes on the Ancient Monuments of Central America

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23786196
AutoresAnne Cary Maudslay, Alfred Percival Maudslay
Año2011
Fecha de publicación2011-02-17
Open AccessSí
TipoBOOK
RevistaGlimpse at Guatemala, and Some Notes on the Ancient Monuments of Central America (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511686962
OpenAlexW1839491986
ISBN9780511686962
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8

Alfred Percival Maudslay (1850–1931) was a British colonial administrator and archaeologist who is widely considered the founder of modern Mesoamerican archaeology. After graduating from Trinity Hall, Cambridge, in 1872 Maudslay made his first visit to Guatemala before becoming a colonial administrator working in Trinidad and Fiji. After retiring from colonial service in 1880 he returned to Guatemala and began exploring and excavating major Mayan sites including Chichen Itza, Copán, Palanque and Quiriguá. Maudsley pioneered scientific exploration and recording of these monuments, using techniques which later became standard. First published in 1899, this volume documents Maudslay's last expedition to Guatemala with his wife Anne Cary Maudslay, and contains detailed descriptions and plans of the archaeological sites he had excavated during his previous expeditions. An appendix contains the first excavation reports of Quiriguá and Tikal (1883) and Copán (1886), previously published in the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society.

Ancient history · Archaeology · Colonialism · Excavation · Geography · Political science · Wife · Historical Studies in Central America · History · Law