Terminal classic occupation in the Maya sites located in the area of Triangulo Park, Peten, Guatemala

Jarosław Źrałka is a researcher and a member of the faculty at the Institute of Archaeology of the Jagieł Ionian University. His specialization is in Mcsoamcrican archaeology with a focus on the ancient Maya. He has participated in archaeological investigations at several Maya sites located in Guatemala (Aguateca, Nakum, Yaxha, Naranjito and El Tigre). Since 2006 he has been one of the directors of the Nakum Archaeological Project investigating the city of Nakum. In 2005 he obtained his Ph.D. at the Department of History of the Jagicllonian University. His dissertation was on the Terminal Classic occupation at the Maya sites located in the area of the Triangulo Park. In 2006 he was awarded a prize from the Prime Minister of Poland tor oustanding doctoral thesis. This book is a compiled and shortened version of his dissertation. The Terminal Classic (dated ca. 9^-10^ centuries AD) was a period of profound changes for the Maya civilisation which developed in the area of southeastern Mexico, Guatemala,