Mexico

From the Olmecs to the Aztecs

Michael D. Coe, Javier Urcid

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN: 9780500779200
• Edition: 8
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Archaeology
• Index: Social Sciences

This authoritative volume has been revised throughout and expanded, with stunning new images and accounts of the major discoveries of recent years. Recent findings have been added to expand our understanding of the Olmecs outside of their heartland, and new research on the legacy of the Maya offers a wider and more cohesive narrative of Mexicos history. New co-author Javier Urcid has added greater coverage of Oaxaca and of Monté Alban, one of the earliest cities in Mesoamerica and the center of the Zapotec civilization, and a fully revised Epilogue discusses the survival of indigenous populations in Mexico from the Conquest up to the present. This longstanding classic now features full-colour photos of the vibrant art and architecture of ancient Mesoamerica throughout.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Contents
• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Early Hunters
• 3 The Archaic Period
• 4 The Formative Period: Early Villagers
• 5 The Formative 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
• Epilogue
• The Principal Domestic Plants of Pre-Spanish Mesoamerica
• Chronological Table
• Reigning Monarchs of the Aztec State
• Text References
• Further Reading
• Sources of Illustrations
• Index
• Copyright