Preface • 1. Introduction • 2. Early Hunters • 3. The Archaic Perid • 4. The Preclassic Period: Early Villagers • 5. The Preclassic Period: Early Civilizations • 6. The Classic Period • 7. The Epiclassic Period • 8. The Post-Classic Period: The Toltec State • 9. The Post-Classic Period: Rival States • 10. The Aztecs in 1519 • Epilogue • Visiting Mexico • Chronological Table • Reigning Monarchs of the Aztec State
Now in its seventh edition, this is the classic book on the archaeology and peoples of Pre-Columbian Mexico
Michael D. Coe is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Curator
Emeritus in the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale
University. His books include The Maya, Reading the Maya Glyphs,
Mexico and The True History of Chocolate.
Rex Koontz teaches art history at the University of Houston and has
written widely on ancient Mexican art, architecture and aesthetics.
'Fascinating reading ... an accessible, informed and extremely well
illustrated introductory book.' - Popular Archaeology
'Packed with interesting detail, it is a superb introduction to a
fascinating piece of history, and a valuable synthesis of the
latest research in this field … An absorbing read' - Current World
Archaeology
'A pioneering synthesis' - Antiquity
'Authoritative … a reworking and expansion of Michael D. Coe’s
seminal publication … a superb introduction to a fascinating period
of history' - WorldArchaeology.com
'Fascinating reading ... an accessible, informed and extremely well
illustrated introductory book.' - Popular Archaeology
'Packed with interesting detail, it is a superb introduction to a
fascinating piece of history, and a valuable synthesis of the
latest research in this field ... An absorbing read' - Current
World Archaeology
'A pioneering synthesis' - Antiquity
'Authoritative ... a reworking and expansion of Michael D. Coe's
seminal publication ... a superb introduction to a fascinating
period of history' - WorldArchaeology.com
A must for anyone interested in archaeology and history. "
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