Greater Mesoamerica The Archaeology of West and Northwest Mexico
Edited by Michael S. Foster and Shirley Gorenstein
GorensteinArchaeologyMesoamerican studies, as they are still practiced today, are framed by the Spanish colonial intrusion into Mexico from the east, and subsequent involvement with the Aztec Empire. «Greater Mesoamerica» expands the definition of «Mesoamerica» beyond the more traditionally accepted central Mexican areas to both western and northwestern Mexico where sophisticated cultures were flourishing outside the realm of Spanish influence. It is the first comprehensive overview of both regions since the «Handbook of Middle American Indians» was published in the early 1970s. Based on recent archaeological surveys and excavations, the chapters in this volume provide current, comprehensive, area-by-area summaries of the regions Precolumbian past, noting the discovery of new cultural configurations, new connections, and new complexities.
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Година:
2016
Издателство:
The University of Utah Press
Език:
english
Страници:
325
ISBN 10:
0874806550
ISBN 13:
9780874806557
Файл:
PDF, 49.45 MB
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english, 2016