Coe, Michael D.

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.


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Indians of Mexico---History


Mexico---History

F1219.7 / .C63 2008

LAS 972.01 COE