Dr David M Jones is the author of The Illustrated History of the Incas, The Myths and Religions of the Incas, The World of the Ancient Incas, Mythology of the Aztec and Maya and Mythology of the Incas, also published by Southwater. He obtained a PhD in the Archaeology of the Americas at the institute of Archaeology, University of London. Dr Jones is co-author of the Blue Guide Mexico and has wrote many articles on Mesoamerican and South American art for The Grove Dictionary of Art.