Surveys the artistic achievements of the high Precolumbian civilizations, including the Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Toltec, Aztec, and their lesser-known contemporaries, profiling their pyramids, palaces, jewlery, and sculptures.
A survey of Maya art and architecture, explaining how and why the Maya made their greatest works, looking at archaeological discoveries at Copan, Tikal, and Palenque, and discussing the sculpture of different time periods and regions.