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04735aam a2200637 i 4500 001 1D4C9318BFA611ECA5AD8FDE3CECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220419010024 008 190819s2020 txu b 001 0aeng 010 $a 2019035609 020 $a 162349821X 020 $a 9781623498214 035 $a (OCoLC)1122687329 040 $a TXA/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d BDX $d YDX $d OCLCA $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d YDX $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h slv 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-mx--- 050 00 $a F1435 $b .S7913 2020 082 00 $a 972/.01 $2 23 100 1 $a Sprajc, Ivan, $e author. 240 10 $a Izgubljena mesta. $l English 245 10 $a Lost Maya cities : $b archaeological quests in the Mexican jungle / $c Ivan Sprajc ; translation by Petra Zaransek and Dean Joseph DeVos. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a College Station : $b Texas A&M University Press, $c [2020] 300 $a viii, 317 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The Maya and their land -- Studying the Maya -- A meeting -- Becan -- Justo Sierra Mendez -- Defilers of tombs -- High-level security detail -- Los Alacranes -- Buried city -- Snakes aren't only in the jungle -- The king is coming -- State and federation -- El Comandante -- Run out of bush -- Pyramid of the sorcerer -- In the underworld -- Balakbal and Altamira -- Altar of the kings -- Forgotten -- Where is Pared de los Reyes? -- A mistake -- Oxpemul -- The city of stelae and altars -- Miscellanea -- Tree on a house -- A long way -- From Paixban to Uxul -- Four stelae -- Great effort and little reward -- Where Is Ruppert's diary leading us? -- The Wall of the Kings -- Far from the trail -- Fruitless search -- Terra incognita -- Rio Bec dreams -- Red stone -- Deep well -- In the maw of a monster -- The story of Lagunita -- A new acquisition -- The known and unknown Maya -- Deluge -- Saved. 520 $a "Previously published in Sprajc's native Slovenia and in German, this thrilling account of machete-wielding jungle expeditions has garnered enthusiastic reviews for its depictions of the efforts, dangers, successes, and disappointments experienced as the explorer-scientist searches out and documents ancient ruins that have been lost to the jungle for centuries. Also a skilled communicator and an experienced scholar, Sprajc conveys in eminently accessible prose a wealth of information on various aspects of the Mayan culture, which he has studied closely for decades. The result is a deeply personal presentation of archaeological research on one of the most enigmatic civilizations of the ancient world. Generously illustrated, this book follows the chronology of Sprajc's discoveries, focusing on what he considers the most interesting episodes. Those who specialize in Mesoamerican prehistory and archaeology will certainly relish Sprajc's reports concerning his many field surveys and the discoveries that resulted. General readers, too, will enjoy his accounts of previously undocumented sites, ancient urban centers overtaken by the jungle, massive sculpted monuments, and mysterious hieroglyphic inscriptions"-- $c Provided by publisher. 534 $p Originally published in Slovenian: $c Ljubljana : Modrijan, 2009. $n Under title: $t Izgubljena mesta. $z 9789612413316 600 10 $a Sprajc, Ivan $x Career in archaeology. 600 10 $a Sprajc, Ivan $x Travel $z Mexico. 600 10 $a Sprajc, Ivan $x Travel $z Yucatan Peninsula. 650 0 $a Mayas $z Mexico $x Antiquities. 650 0 $a Mayas $z Yucatan Peninsula $x Antiquities. 650 0 $a Excavations (Archaeology) $z Mexico. 650 0 $a Excavations (Archaeology) $z Yucatan Peninsula. 651 0 $a Mexico $x Description and travel. 651 0 $a Yucatan Peninsula $x Description and travel. 651 0 $a Mexico $x Antiquities. 651 0 $a Yucatan Peninsula $x Antiquities. 650 7 $a Antiquities. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00810745 650 7 $a Archaeology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00812938 650 7 $a Excavations (Archaeology) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00917564 650 7 $a Mayas $x Antiquities. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01012778 650 7 $a Travel. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01155558 651 7 $a Central America $z Yucatan Peninsula. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01243915 651 7 $a Mexico. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01211700 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919894 655 7 $a Travel writing. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919983 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Travel writing. $2 lcgft 700 1 $a Zaransek, Petra, $e translator. 700 1 $a DeVos, Dean, $e translator. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117025209.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1D4C9318BFA611ECA5AD8FDE3CECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search