Reviews and Awards
"...an excellent overview of every facet of Maya society and culture..."
Calliope
"...an excellent resource...Clear, well-researched..."
Calliope
“This excellent resource covers the Maya civilization from the Lithic period (12,000-7,000 BCE) to the present. Topics are well organized and accessible, and the text is readable...This well-researched, thorough study will be useful for reports."
School Library Journal
"The Handbook would be a useful addition to public and academic library collections that need more extensive coverage of the Maya."
Booklist
“Foster has done a good job pulling together an enormous body of information on the ancient Maya and making it accessible to the average reader…Extremely well indexed, with a thorough references-cited section, the book will appeal to anyone with an interest in the prehistoric Maya, especially the lay public and undergraduate students."
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