Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America (eBook, ePUB)

An Encyclopedia
Redaktion: Evans, Susan Toby; Webster, David

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first comprehensive, one-volume encyclopedia in English devoted to pre-Columbian archaeology of the Mesoamerican culture area. In more than 500 articles by the major experts in the field, this work brings the most recent scholarship to an examination of regional environments and their cultural evolution. Entries range from the familiar and world-renowned archaeological discoveries of Maya and Aztec sites to more recent excavations such as the Sayil archaeological zone in the Yucatan and Teopantecuanitlan in Guerrero. A rich historical and cultural resource on one of the world's six cradles of civilization, this reference is ideal for students, scholars, and prospective travellers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 992
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2000
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136801853
• Artikelnr.: 39705057

Autorenporträt

Susan Toby Evans and David L. Webster are both mesoamerican archaeologists in Aztec (Evans) and Maya (Webster) studies. They are on the faculty of Pennsylvania State University. mesoamericanist archaeologists in Aztec (Evans) and Maya (Webster) studies. They are on the faculty of Pennsylvania State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Selected entries:
Aztec Culture
Cannibalism
Ceramics
Chichen Itza
Diet and Nutrition
Foods and Cuisine
Gender Roles
Hydrology
Izapa Style
Maya Deities
Maize
Michoacan
Music and Dance
Otomi Culture
Rock Art
Stela Cult
Tajin Architecture
Tenochtitlan
Tikal
Weaponry
Weaving
Yanhuitlan