Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs (Ancient Peoples and Places) - Softcover

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Now in its seventh edition, this is the classic book on the archaeology and peoples of Pre-Columbian Mexico

This authoritative volume has been revised throughout and expanded, with stunning new images and accounts of the major discoveries of recent years.

Updates begin with the earliest periods: one of the enduring puzzles surrounding Mexican prehistory, the origins of maize farming, has at last been solved. There are insights into the latest finds at the Olmec sites at Chiapas de Corzo and Zazacatla. The Classic city of Teotihuacan continues to yield new discoveries, changing the way we look at this major site. The Post-Classic Huastec people are covered in greater detail. And the unearthing of burial deposits in the centre of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan has led to a fresh understanding of the history and symbolism of this hallowed area.

Table of Contents

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

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