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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... phase , an Early Hunters occupa- tion of the Valley , ended about 7000 BC . During the succeeding El Riego phase ( c . 7000-5000 BC ) , two significant changes had come about . The first is 14 View of the Tehuacan Valley , looking out ...
... phase , an Early Hunters occupa- tion of the Valley , ended about 7000 BC . During the succeeding El Riego phase ( c . 7000-5000 BC ) , two significant changes had come about . The first is 14 View of the Tehuacan Valley , looking out ...
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... phase , Tehuacan Valley . that the climate turned warmer , perhaps resulting ( with human help ) in the disappearance of " big game . " The second is that by the end of the phase , the Tehuacan people had begun interfering with the ...
... phase , Tehuacan Valley . that the climate turned warmer , perhaps resulting ( with human help ) in the disappearance of " big game . " The second is that by the end of the phase , the Tehuacan people had begun interfering with the ...
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... phase . Quite certainly , the farmers of the Early Preclassic enjoyed a climate which contrasted with the rainless conditions of the preceding Archaic . Early Preclassic villagers in Oaxaca The Valley of Oaxaca , the homeland of the ...
... phase . Quite certainly , the farmers of the Early Preclassic enjoyed a climate which contrasted with the rainless conditions of the preceding Archaic . Early Preclassic villagers in Oaxaca The Valley of Oaxaca , the homeland of the ...
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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