Mexico: From the Olmecs to the AztecsMichael D. Coe's Mexico has long been recognized as the most readable and authoritative introduction to the region's ancient civilizations. This companion to his best-selling The Maya has now been completely revised by Professor Coe and Rex Koontz. The sixth edition includes new developments in the birth of agriculture and writing, both of which were independently invented here. Fresh insights into the metropolis of Teotihuacan reveal a world of palaces and warrior cults brought down by social revolts. A spectacular new find in the center of the Aztec capital, just unearthed, gives us a privileged glimpse into the funerary rites of the most powerful monarch in North America at the time. |
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... regions in the world with such a diverse geography as we find within this area - Mexico is not one , but many countries . All the ... region – above all , different - 2 Central highlands of Mexico , near Puebla , with ΙΟ INTRODUCTION.
... regions in the world with such a diverse geography as we find within this area - Mexico is not one , but many countries . All the ... region – above all , different - 2 Central highlands of Mexico , near Puebla , with ΙΟ INTRODUCTION.
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... region . Did the inhabitants have any premonitions of the final cataclysm ? One might think so , for prominent among ... regional center like Cuicuilco . On the basis of his unrivaled knowledge of the Valley of Mexico , however , William ...
... region . Did the inhabitants have any premonitions of the final cataclysm ? One might think so , for prominent among ... regional center like Cuicuilco . On the basis of his unrivaled knowledge of the Valley of Mexico , however , William ...
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... region 36 , 140 Puebla region 20 , 25 , 29 , 34 , 53 , 79 , 112 , 121 , 140 , 154 , 233 Puebla - Tlaxcala region 111 , 133 Pueblo Indians 185 Puerto Marquez 37 Purépecha language 15 , 182 Purrón phase 36 Putún 133 , 148 , 174 , 196 Puuc ...
... region 36 , 140 Puebla region 20 , 25 , 29 , 34 , 53 , 79 , 112 , 121 , 140 , 154 , 233 Puebla - Tlaxcala region 111 , 133 Pueblo Indians 185 Puerto Marquez 37 Purépecha language 15 , 182 Purrón phase 36 Putún 133 , 148 , 174 , 196 Puuc ...
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ancient Mexico archaeological archaeologists Archaic Aztec ball court building burial Cacaxtla capital carved cave central Mexico ceramic Chiapas Chich'en Itza Cholula civilization Classic period Classic Veracruz clay complex Conquest Cortés decoration deity domestication eagle Early Preclassic El Tajín elite empire Epiclassic excavations Feathered Serpent female figure figurines goddess gods Gulf Coast highlands Huitzilopochtli human important jade jaguar known La Venta lake land Late Preclassic period Long Count lowlands maize Maya area Mesoamerica Mexican Mexico City Middle Preclassic Mixtec Monte Albán monumental Motecuhzoma murals Nahuatl native Oaxaca obsidian painted palace plants population pottery probably Puebla Pyramid Quetzalcoatl rain region ritual ruler San Lorenzo sculpture Spaniards Spanish Stela stone style Tajín Tarascan Tehuacan Temple Tenochtitlan teosinte Teotihuacan Tezcatlipoca Tlaloc Tlatilco Toltec tombs Tula turquoise Valley of Mexico Venta Veracruz village warriors World Xochicalco Zapotec