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«La civiltà maya» is the historical essay by J. Eric S. Thompson on the Maya civilization, published by Einaudi Tascabili in paperback, in Italian.
Thompson examines the Maya civilization from its origins to its decline: its knowledge of astronomy and mathematics, its hieroglyphic writing, its political and social organization, and its art and architecture. He also describes the daily life of a Stone Age people and their achievements.
Work originally published in 1954 as «The Rise and Fall of Maya Civilization», translated into Italian for this Einaudi Tascabili edition.
For readers interested in the history, anthropology, and archaeology of Mesoamerica.
