Mexico : from the Olmecs to the Aztecs
/ Michael D. Coe & Rex Koontz
- 6th ed., rev. and expanded
- New York : Thames & Hudson , 2008.
- 248 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
- Ancient peoples and places .
Previous ed.: 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-242) and index.
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.
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.