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Ceramics and the Spanish conquest
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Gilda Hernández Sánchez |
Focusing on the native ceramic technology of central Mexico during the early colonial period and the present-day, this book offers a refreshing view into the process of cultural continuity and change… |
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The Sky in Mayan literature
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Anthony F. Aveni |
Goodreads Synopsis: The Sky in Mayan Literature offers a synthesis of past and present-day dialogue between people and the world of nature around and especially above them. This unique collection of … |
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The Aztec world
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Gary M. Feinman |
"The Aztec World is an illustrated survey of the Aztecs based on insightful research by a team of international experts from the United States and Mexico. In addition to traditional subjects like cos… |
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Aztec Imperial Strategies (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia)
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Frances Berdan |
"Based on a ten-week working seminar in 1986, offers new interpretations of the extent, organization, and imperial strategies of the Aztec empire. Analyzes data from the major chroniclers and from in… |
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Prehistoric Mesoamerica
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Richard E. W. Adams |
"This book is a synthesis of archaeological findings from Mexico and Guatemala and an interpretation of them." -- from the preface. |
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Ancient Mexico
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Jacqueline Phillips Lathrop |
"Updated and expanded version of introductory text that devotes a chapter to each major time period: Paleo-Indian/Archaic, preclassic,classic, and postclassic. The Spanish conquest is discussed in th… |
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Annals of Native America
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Camilla Townsend |
xviii, 318 pages : 25 cm |
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The ancient Maya
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Robert Sharer,Loa Traxler,Robert J. Sharer |
"Comprehensive synthesis of ancient Maya scholarship. Extensive summary of the archaeology of the Maya world provides the historical context for a detailed topical synthesis of chronological and geog… |
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In the realm of 8 Deer
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Bruce E. Byland |
"A multi-disciplinary approach reinterprets the Mixtec codices and argues that they present a Mixtec history of the political fragmentation that occurred in Oaxaca following Monte Albán's decline. T… |
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Ancient American Art in Detail
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Colin McEwan |
This latest title in a strikingly beautiful series of collectable books turns our attention to the rich variety of art from the Ancient Americas. We gain fascinating insights into the design and prod… |
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Mexico
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Davide Domenici |
A guide to the most important archaelogical sites in Mexico offers background information on the great indigenous civilizations, four itineraries, and detailed descriptions of the most important ruin… |
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