The cities of ancient Mexico : reconstructing a lost world /
Ancient Mexico was one of the great independent hearths of civilization. Out of varied landscapes grew some of the richest cultures of the early historic world- Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec. Standard histories tend to focus on the individual societies, but Jeremy Sabloff takes an original...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Thames and Hudson,
[1990]
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| Edition: | 1st paperback ed. |
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| Summary: | Ancient Mexico was one of the great independent hearths of civilization. Out of varied landscapes grew some of the richest cultures of the early historic world- Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec. Standard histories tend to focus on the individual societies, but Jeremy Sabloff takes an original approach, emphasizing the unity of Mexican civilization. In a series of vignettes, Professor Sabloff describes what it would have been like to have lived during the heyday of Mexico's greatest cities. Through the eyes of astronomers and ballplayers, merchants and priests, we see the temples, palaces, and tombs of a civilization obsessed with ritual and death. But who built these cities and how do we know? Sabloff explains convincingly just why archaeologists believe in the indigenous origins of Mexican civilization. He reveals the new ideas and techniques revolutionizing archaeological fieldwork and shows how the latest evidence is being used to reconstruct a fuller picture of the past -- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0500275882 9780500275887 0500050538 9780500050538 |