Stone of Kings In Search of the Lost Jade of the Maya |
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Author:
| HELFERICH, |
ISBN: | 978-0-7627-6351-1 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2011 |
Publisher: | Globe Pequot Press, The
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Imprint: | Lyons Press |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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A book perfectly timed for the re-setting of the Maya calendar in 2012.... Part history, popular science, armchair travel, and real-life treasure hunt, this is the story of pre-Columbian jade--the precious stone revered by ancient Aztecs, Incans, and Maya--and the scientists, collectors, explorers and entrepreneurs who have been searching for the mythical jade mines for century.
A book perfectly timed for the re-setting of the Maya calendar in 2012.... Part history, popular science, armchair travel, and real-life treasure hunt, this is the story of pre-Columbian jade--the precious stone revered by ancient Aztecs, Incans, and Maya--and the scientists, collectors, explorers and entrepreneurs who have been searching for the mythical jade mines for century.