Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on Review of Mayan Article. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 3 page paper which analyzes and reacts to an article about Mayan civilization. The article examined is “Sacred secrets of the caves” by Bruce Bower. No additional sources cited.
Page Count:
3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAmya.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
as well as very intelligent people when it came to the running of a civilization and subjects such as math and astronomy. As such there is obviously a continuous level
of research going on regarding the Mayans and their history that seems vague and allusive in many ways. One article that illustrates how vague and allusive the Mayans can be,
and have been, is Bruce Bowers "Sacred secrets of the caves" which discusses how the discovery of the caves of the Mayans may have more meaning than previously thought. The
following paper briefly examines this article and then presents a reaction to the article. Sacred Secrets of the Caves In Bowers (1998) article we first note that the caves
of the ancient Mayans were primarily only seen as something that involved the holy individuals or the shaman of the Mayans. It was not really believed that they held much
information when it came to studying the Mayan culture overall. However, one man, "archaeologist James E. Brady of George Washington University in Washington, D.C." believes that "Kings and nobles used
these subterranean spaces in ways designed to fortify their hold on power" (Bower, 1998; 56). His views, apparently, were not taken very seriously, or seen as important, until 1990
when some archeologists needed assistance in searching through caves that seemed to bend and twist and go on forever, with at least one cave being a mile long or more
(Bower, 1998; 56). Brady and his team "established that there are at least 22 caves, with underground passages extending about 7 miles, in and around the site. Major structures were
aligned with caves that the former inhabitants had imbued with deep meaning and power" (Bower, 1998; 56). Since that time many professionals have taken the caves of the Mayans
...