Mexico : from the Olmecs to the Aztecs /

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Author / Creator:Coe, Michael D.
Edition:6th ed., rev. and expanded.
Imprint:[London] : Thames & Hudson, 2008.
Description:248 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Ancient peoples and places
Ancient peoples and places (Thames and Hudson)
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7301646
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Other authors / contributors:Koontz, Rex.
ISBN:9780500287552 (pbk.)
0500287554 (pbk.)
Notes:Previous ed.: 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-242) and index.
Summary:A latest edition of an authoritative introduction to Mexico's ancient civilizations includes coverage of the birth of agriculture and writing, new insight into the metropolis of Teotihuacan, and a recent find in the center of the Aztec capital.
Other form:Online version: Coe, Michael D. Mexico. 6th ed., rev. and expanded. [London] : Thames & Hudson, 2008
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Early hunters
  • The archaic period
  • The preclassic period: early villagers
  • The preclassic period: early civilizations
  • The classic period
  • The epiclassic period
  • The post-classic period: the Toltec state
  • The post-classic period: rival states
  • The Aztecs in 1519
  • Epilogue
  • Visiting Mexico
  • Chronological table
  • Reigning monarchs of the Aztec state.