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In the shadow of Quetzalcoatl : Zelia Nuttall and the search for Mexico's ancient civilizations /

The gripping story of the trailblazing Zelia Nuttall, whose decoding of Aztec cosmology, rigorous fieldwork and passion for collecting helped shape our understanding of Mexico's pre-Columbian past.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grindle, Merilee Serrill (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2023].
Subjects:
Nuttall, Zelia, > 1858-1933.
Archaeologists > Biography.
Women archaeologists > Biography.
Archaeology > United States > History.
Indians of Mexico > Antiquities.
Aztec calendar.
Mexico > Antiquities.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.
Table of Contents:
  • A New City and an Old World
  • A Marriage Gone Wrong
  • Mentor and Disciple
  • New World Treasure and Glyphs on a Stone
  • Chicago Holds a Fair
  • A Museum in the Making
  • The University Takes Charge
  • At Home in Mexico
  • The Inspector's Challenge
  • Of Sailors and Revolution
  • Empire and Pleasure Gardens
  • Tea with Lawrence
  • A New Era Begins
  • Legacy.