Author: Eduardo Matos Moctezuma
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 9780500390245
Category : Aztec mythology
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
After Cortes' extraordinary conquest of the Aztecs in 1521, the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, was leveled and its Great Temple demolished. In 1978, clues that led to the rediscovery of the Great Temple and the most spectacular excavations ever conducted in Mexico. Matos discovered ritual deposits containing thousands of offerings from all over the Aztec empire; jaguar skeletons, jade masks, obsidian knives, stone sculptures, and effigy vessels. Matos links these to the overall symbolism of the temple and its fearsome deities, the war and rain gods. Fully illustrated and complete with extensive quotations from 16th-century chronicles.
The Great Temple of the Aztecs
Author: Eduardo Matos Moctezuma
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 9780500390245
Category : Aztec mythology
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
After Cortes' extraordinary conquest of the Aztecs in 1521, the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, was leveled and its Great Temple demolished. In 1978, clues that led to the rediscovery of the Great Temple and the most spectacular excavations ever conducted in Mexico. Matos discovered ritual deposits containing thousands of offerings from all over the Aztec empire; jaguar skeletons, jade masks, obsidian knives, stone sculptures, and effigy vessels. Matos links these to the overall symbolism of the temple and its fearsome deities, the war and rain gods. Fully illustrated and complete with extensive quotations from 16th-century chronicles.
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 9780500390245
Category : Aztec mythology
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
After Cortes' extraordinary conquest of the Aztecs in 1521, the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, was leveled and its Great Temple demolished. In 1978, clues that led to the rediscovery of the Great Temple and the most spectacular excavations ever conducted in Mexico. Matos discovered ritual deposits containing thousands of offerings from all over the Aztec empire; jaguar skeletons, jade masks, obsidian knives, stone sculptures, and effigy vessels. Matos links these to the overall symbolism of the temple and its fearsome deities, the war and rain gods. Fully illustrated and complete with extensive quotations from 16th-century chronicles.
Treasures of the Great Temple
Author: Eduardo Matos Moctezuma
Publisher: Alti Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Art and symbolism of the Aztec empire.
Publisher: Alti Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Art and symbolism of the Aztec empire.
The Great Temple of Tenochtitlan
Author: Johanna Broda
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780520056022
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Examines the importance of the Aztec temple from the perspectives of archaeologist, ethnohistorian, and religious historian
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780520056022
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Examines the importance of the Aztec temple from the perspectives of archaeologist, ethnohistorian, and religious historian
The Great Temple of Tenochtitlan
Author: Johanna Broda
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780520065970
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The remains of the great double pyramid of Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire, came to light during the spectacular excavation project undertaken by the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia from 1978 to 1982. This volume offers three views of the Templo Mayor as the quintessential sacred space within the Aztec empire, presented in a collaborative effort by an archaeologist, an ethnohistorian, and a historian of religion.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780520065970
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The remains of the great double pyramid of Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire, came to light during the spectacular excavation project undertaken by the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia from 1978 to 1982. This volume offers three views of the Templo Mayor as the quintessential sacred space within the Aztec empire, presented in a collaborative effort by an archaeologist, an ethnohistorian, and a historian of religion.
The Great Temple of the Aztecs
Author: Eduardo M. Moctezuma
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780788195297
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
After Cortes' extraordinary conquest of the Aztecs in 1521, the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, was leveled and its Great Temple demolished. In 1978, clues that led to the rediscovery of the Great Temple and the most spectacular excavations ever conducted in Mexico. Matos discovered ritual deposits containing thousands of offerings from all over the Aztec empire; jaguar skeletons, jade masks, obsidian knives, stone sculptures, and effigy vessels. Matos links these to the overall symbolism of the temple and its fearsome deities, the war and rain gods. Fully illustrated and complete with extensive quotations from 16th-century chronicles.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780788195297
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
After Cortes' extraordinary conquest of the Aztecs in 1521, the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, was leveled and its Great Temple demolished. In 1978, clues that led to the rediscovery of the Great Temple and the most spectacular excavations ever conducted in Mexico. Matos discovered ritual deposits containing thousands of offerings from all over the Aztec empire; jaguar skeletons, jade masks, obsidian knives, stone sculptures, and effigy vessels. Matos links these to the overall symbolism of the temple and its fearsome deities, the war and rain gods. Fully illustrated and complete with extensive quotations from 16th-century chronicles.
The Great Temple and the Aztec Gods
A note on the position and extent of the great temple enclosure of Tenochtitlan
Author: Alfred Percival Maudslay
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
"A note on the position and extent of the great temple enclosure of Tenochtitlan" by Alfred Percival Maudslay. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
"A note on the position and extent of the great temple enclosure of Tenochtitlan" by Alfred Percival Maudslay. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
The Aztecs
Author: David Carrasco
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0195379381
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Illuminates the complexities of Aztec life. Readers meet a people highly skilled in sculpture, astronomy, city planning, poetry, and philosophy, who were also profoundly committed to cosmic regeneration through the thrust of the ceremonial knife and through warfare.
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0195379381
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Illuminates the complexities of Aztec life. Readers meet a people highly skilled in sculpture, astronomy, city planning, poetry, and philosophy, who were also profoundly committed to cosmic regeneration through the thrust of the ceremonial knife and through warfare.
The Great Temple of the Tenochtitlán
Tenochtitlan
Author: Eduardo Matos Moctezuma
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 9780500277522
Category : Aztecs
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Aztecs have fascinated and horrified Westerners for centuries. After Cortes' extraordinary conquest of the New World's most powerful civilization in 1521, the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, was levelled and its Great Temple demolished. Soon even the location of the old cult centre was lost - until 1978, when tunnelling for Mexico City's subway system unearthed clues that led to the rediscovery of the Great Temple and the most spectacular series of excavations ever conducted in Mexico.
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 9780500277522
Category : Aztecs
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Aztecs have fascinated and horrified Westerners for centuries. After Cortes' extraordinary conquest of the New World's most powerful civilization in 1521, the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, was levelled and its Great Temple demolished. Soon even the location of the old cult centre was lost - until 1978, when tunnelling for Mexico City's subway system unearthed clues that led to the rediscovery of the Great Temple and the most spectacular series of excavations ever conducted in Mexico.