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"Previously published in Šprajc'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, Šprajc 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…
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1 edition- Other · English · 2020Texas A&M University Press · 324 pages · 9781623498214
America, historyMayas, antiquitiesYucatan peninsula, antiquitiesExcavations (archaeology), mexicoMexico, description and travelMexico, antiquitiesTravelCareer in archaeology