Author: Muriel Porter WeaverPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
The Aztecs, Maya, and Their Predecessors
Author: Muriel Porter WeaverPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
The Aztecs, Maya, and their Predecessors
Author: Muriel Porter WeaverPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315418916
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
The Third Edition of this highly successful introduction to the archaeology of Mesoamerica includes full coverage of the Aztec and Maya areas in one volume. Beginning with the settling of the New World and continuing through the Spanish conquest of Mesoamerica in 1521, this completely updated textbook includes the deciphering of Maya hieroglyphs, the dynamic history of the Maya, the new royal tomb excavated at Copan, Honduras, important new discoveries at Rio Azul and Naj Tunich in Guatemala, and Caracol in Belize, ritual sacrifices on a massive scale revealed at Teotihuacan in central Mexico, and new material from Tula (Toltec capitol) and from the heart of Mexico City.
The Aztecs, Maya, and their predecessors
Author: Muriel Porter WeaverPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 597
Book Description
New Horizons in Mesoamerican Archaeology
Author: Jeremy A. SabloffThe Aztecs, Maya and Their Predeccesors
Author: The Aztecs, Maya, and Their Predecessors: Archaeology of Mesoamerica
Author: Muriel Porter WeaverPublisher: New York : Seminar Press
ISBN: 9780127859354
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
The A to Z of Ancient Mesoamerica
Author: Joel W. PalkaPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0810875667
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Ancient Mesoamerica drew world interest in the 19th century when photographs, drawings, and descriptions of discoveries of ruined cities in exotic locations in Mexico and Central America were published. These accounts from early explorers, archaeologists, and travelers made the cultures and archaeological sites of ancient Mesoamerica including the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Mixtec, Tarascan, Toltec, Zapotec, and other civilizations a major focus of intensive research, public and private funding, and lay interest. The A to Z of Ancient Mesoamerica covers some of the major discoveries throughout ancient Mesoamerica from the last 100 years. The results of previous and continuing research and explorations, plus recent interpretations of ancient cultures and new work at archaeological sites in Mesoamerica are summarized here. Included in this volume are information and insights on archaeological sites, material culture, social and economic organization, religion and belief systems, and the social history of ancient Mesoamerica. The entries contain geographical, chronological, historical, and interpretive data that serve as a condensed and accessible resource of reference material. Also presented here are select historical personages of ancient times and some brief notes on their lives and accomplishments taken from hieroglyphic texts, painted books or codices, and written documents and oral histories from the colonial period. With a bibliography and chronology, this text will be the perfect starting point for high school or undergraduate research, and a helpful ready-reference for more experienced scholars.
The Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology
Author: Deborah L. NicholsPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195390938
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 996
Book Description
The Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology provides a current and comprehensive guide to the recent and on-going archaeology of Mesoamerica. Though the emphasis is on prehispanic societies, this Handbook also includes coverage of important new work by archaeologists on the Colonial and Republican periods. Unique among recent works, the text brings together in a single volume article-length regional syntheses and topical overviews written by active scholars in the field of Mesoamerican archaeology. The first section of the Handbook provides an overview of recent history and trends of Mesoamerica and articles on national archaeology programs and practice in Central America and Mexico written by archaeologists from these countries. These are followed regional syntheses organized by time period, beginning with early hunter-gatherer societies and the first farmers of Mesoamerica and concluding with a discussion of the Spanish Conquest and frontiers and peripheries of Mesoamerica. Topical and comparative articles comprise the remainder of Handbook. They cover important dimensions of prehispanic societies—from ecology, economy, and environment to social and political relations—and discuss significant methodological contributions, such as geo-chemical source studies, as well as new theories and diverse theoretical perspectives. The Handbook concludes with a section on the archaeology of the Spanish conquest and the Colonial and Republican periods to connect the prehispanic, proto-historic, and historic periods. This volume will be a must-read for students and professional archaeologists, as well as other scholars including historians, art historians, geographers, and ethnographers with an interest in Mesoamerica.
Prehistoric Mesoamerica
Author: Richard E. W. AdamsPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806137025
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
An up-to-date overview of Mesoamerican cultures from early prehistoric times through the fall of the Aztec Empire, Prehistoric Mesoamerica, Third Edition will be useful and appealing to readers interested in Mesoamerican art, society, politics, and intellectual achievement.
Azetcs, Maya, and Their Predecessors
Author: Muriel Porter WeaverPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Guatemala
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description