How the Maya Built Their World
Energetics and Ancient Architecture
by Elliot M. Abrams
ISBN: 0292704615
ISBN-13: 9780292704619
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr
Published date: 1994
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.05 pounds
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