How Long to Read Unconquered Lacandon Maya

How Long Does it Take to Read Unconquered Lacandon Maya?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 28 minutes to read Unconquered Lacandon Maya by Joel W. Palka

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In 1946, explorers stumbled upon two unexpected discoveries in the jungles of Chiapas, Mexico: a treasure of well-preserved Classic Maya murals and a thriving society of indigenous Maya peoples living in the lowland rainforest. Over subsequent decades, these Lacandon Maya were assumed to be the direct descendants of the Classic Maya, who created the spectacular temples and monumental art of the region. As impressive as this lineage may be, Joel Palka argues that many scholars have romanticized it at the expense of documenting the substantive social changes the Lacandon experienced after the Spanish Colonial Period. The Lacandon are unique among the Maya of Mesoamerica because they remained free while others were conquered; the Lacandon Maya were the only Maya people never completely colonized by Spain, which led to specific cultural adaptations to contact. Using new cultural, historical, and archeological evidence, Palka offers the most comprehensive and balanced study of the Lacandon to date. His groundbreakingargument is that other Maya, and not just the Spanish, brought extensive changes to the Lacandon way of life. The unearthing of neglected areas of Lacandon ethnohistory, the synthesis of data from archival and ethnographic studies, and the addition of compelling archaeological information from newly discovered sites all add to this complete and richly elucidated treatise of Lacandon cultural change. Palka's study is a fine and significant contribution to the story of the Lacandon Maya and is of interest to archaeologists, ethnohistorians, and anthropologists of the Maya and Mesoamerica as a whole.

How long is Unconquered Lacandon Maya?

Unconquered Lacandon Maya by Joel W. Palka is 318 pages long, and a total of 82,044 words.

This makes it 107% the length of the average book. It also has 100% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Unconquered Lacandon Maya Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 28 minutes to read Unconquered Lacandon Maya aloud.

What Reading Level is Unconquered Lacandon Maya?

Unconquered Lacandon Maya is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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