The Aztecs, Maya, and their Predecessors: Archaeology of Mesoamerica, Third Edition
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The Third Edition of this highly successful introduction to the archaeology of Mesoamerica includes full coverage of the Aztec and Maya areas in one volume. Beginning with the settling of the New World and continuing through the Spanish conquest of Mesoamerica in 1521, this completely updated textbook includes the deciphering of Maya hieroglyphs, the dynamic history of the Maya, the new royal tomb excavated at Copan, Honduras, important new discoveries at Rio Azul and Naj Tunich in Guatemala, and Caracol in Belize, ritual sacrifices on a massive scale revealed at Teotihuacan in central Mexico, and new material from Tula (Toltec capitol) and from the heart of Mexico City. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Dedication Contents LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PREFACE CHAPTER 1 Introduction: Humans Find Mesoamerica A Geographic Area of Cultural Unity Early Human Evidence Summary CHAPTER 2 Humans Become Farmers Tehuacán Valley Basin of Mexico Tamaulipas Oaxaca, Southern Mexico, and Coastal Sites Summary CHATTER 3 Setting the Mesoamerican Pattern and the Role of the Olmec West Mexico Central Highlands Guerrero Oaxaca The Olmec Great Preclassic Ceramic Traditions Summary CHATTER 4 Monuments, Wealth, and Complex Societies The Basin of Mexico Teotihuacan West Mexico Tlaxcala and Puebla Oaxaca The Maya Region The Southeast Periphery The Southeastern Highlands Southern Maya Lowlands Tikal Belize The Northern Region from the Gulf to the Caribbean Summary CHAPTER 5 Códices, Calendrics, and Maya Writing Books, Calendrics, and Writing The Còdices Other Early Maya Books Time-Keeping: The Calendar Round The Maya "Zero," Numbers, and Counting The Maya Long Count (Initial Series) Deciphering Maya Hieroglyphs A Roster of Early Mesoamerican Dates CHAPTER 6 Teotihuacan and Its Neighbors: The Maya Kings and a New Order Teotihuacan Puebla-Tlaxcala Xochicalco The Ñuíñe Oaxaca El Tajín and the Ball Game Central and Southern Veracruz El Salvador Guatemala Valley The Lowland Maya: A.D. 300-1200 Tikal Belize Copán Quiriguá The Southeast Periphery The West The Usumacinta Sites The "Collapse" in the Southern Lowlands Southern Campeche and Central Yucatán Northern Yucatán The Putún (Chontal-Maya) and the Itzá Summary CHAPTER 7 Tula and the Toltecs Tollan, Tula, and the Toltecs The Postclassic in Oaxaca Chichén Itzá and the Toltecs CHAPTER 8 Final Scenes: The Maya, the Tarascans, and the Aztecs The Maya The Tarascans The Aztecs Summary CHAPTER 9 Mesoamerica in Perspective The Southern Classic Lowland Maya Teotihuacan The Maya of Northern Yucatán The Mexica The Tarascans GLOSSARY REFERENCES AUTHOR INDEX SUBJECT INDEX
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