Mexico : from the Olmecs to the Aztecs

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Michael D. Coe's Mexico has long been recognized as the most readable and authoritative introduction to the region's ancient civilizations. This companion to his bestselling The Maya has now been completely revised and expanded for the fifth edition by Professor Coe and Rex Koontz. A new chapter covers the Classic period collapse and its aftermath, including the exploration of newly discovered cities. The history of the northern frontier of ancient Mexico receives a completely new treatment, with revised accounts of shaft tombs, the turquoise trade and ancient Mexico's relation with what is now the southwest United States. The artistry of the Toltec is revealed through a recently discovered shell and turquoise warrior costume, and what we know of the enigmatic relationship between Toltec Tula and Chichen Itza is brought up to date. New interpretations of the symbolism of Teotihuacan and information on the great Mexican capital's relationship with the Maya are included, and there is additional material on Aztec village life on the eve of the Conquest. A section on touring Mexico has also been added, which will be this book even more valuable as a companion on any visit to the rich a

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Coe (anthropology, emeritus, Yale) and Koontz (art history, Univ. of Houston) have teamed to write an updated and expanded version of Coe's masterly work on Mexico's prehistory. All regions and major prehistoric civilizations of Mexico are covered with the exception of the Maya, whose geographical range extends beyond Mexico and who are examined in detail in a separate work by Coe. Information on a number of recent archaeological discoveries has been incorporated into this new edition, and a final chapter on visiting Mexico's archaeological sites has been added. The complexities of Mexico's ancient cultures are perceptively presented and interpreted. Coe and Koontz have done an excellent job of synthesizing a wealth of material and provide a comprehensive introduction to Mexico's prehistory that is both enjoyable to read and highly informative. This beautifully illustrated update belongs in the archaeology and anthropology collections of all academic libraries. Elizabeth Salt, Otterbein Coll. Lib., Westerville, OH Cutler, Charles L. Tracks That Speak: The Legacy of Native American Words in North American Culture. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Preface	p. 7
Chronological Table	p. 9
1 Introduction	p. 11
The geographic setting	p. 12
Languages and peoples	p. 16
Periods	p. 18
2 Early Hunters	p. 20
3 The Archaic Period	p. 28
The Desert Culture in North America	p. 28
The origins of Mexican cultivated plants	p. 29
The importance of maize	p. 30
Other cultigens	p. 33
Caves and rockshelters of northeastern Mexico	p. 34
Santa Marta rockshelter	p. 35
The Tehuacan Valley	p. 36
Other Archaic sites	p. 39
The Archaic period and the origins of settled life	p. 40
4 The Preclassic Period: Early Villagers	p. 41
The Early Preclassic in Chiapas	p. 43
Early Preclassic villagers in Oaxaca	p. 45
The site of Tlatilco	p. 46
Established villages of the Middle Preclassic	p. 51
Late Preclassic cultures of the central highlands	p. 52
The Mezcala puzzle	p. 55
The shaft-tomb art of western Mexico and the Teuchitlan Tradition	p. 56
5 The Preclassic Period: Early Civilizations	p. 61
Background of civilized life	p. 61
The Olmec civilization	p. 62
The San Lorenzo Olmec	p. 68
El Manati	p. 72
The Olmec of La Venta	p. 73
Tres Zapotes and the Long Count calendar	p. 77
The Olmecs beyond the heartland	p. 79
Early Zapotec civilization	p. 91
Izapan civilization	p. 98
La Mojarra and the Isthmian script	p. 99
6 The Classic Period	p. 101
Rise of the great civilizations	p. 101
The urban civilization of Teotihuacan	p. 103
The Great Pyramid of Cholula	p. 120
Cerro de las Mesas	p. 121
The Classic Veracruz civilization	p. 122
Classic Monte Alban	p. 124
The Classic downfall	p. 130
7 The Epiclassic Period	p. 131
The Maya connection: Cacaxtla and Xochicalco	p. 131
Cholula	p. 138
Cantona	p. 138
El Tajin	p. 139
Remojadas potters	p. 142
Valley of Oaxaca	p. 145
Northwestern Mexico	p. 146
The end of the Epiclassic	p. 148
8 The Post-Classic Period: The Toltec State	p. 149
A time of troubles	p. 149
The Chichimeca of northern Mexico	p. 151
The Toltec annals	p. 152
Archaeological Tula	p. 155
Tula and Chich'en Itza	p. 171
9 The Post-Classic Period: Rival States	p. 175
Late Zapotec culture at Mitla	p. 175
The Mixtecs	p. 176
The Tarascan kingdom	p. 181
Casas Grandes and the northern trade route	p. 184
The rise of the Aztec state	p. 184
The consolidation of Aztec power	p. 187
10 The Aztecs in 1519	p. 190
The island city	p. 190
Aztec society	p. 194
The long-distance merchants	p. 196
Becoming an Aztec	p. 197
Marriage	p. 198
The Triple Alliance and the Empire	p. 199
The emperor and the palace	p. 201
Food and agriculture	p. 202
War and human sacrifice	p. 203
Aztec religion	p. 205
Aztec art and architecture	p. 212
Aztec thought and literature	p. 221
Epilogue	p. 225
The Spanish Conquest	p. 225
New Spain and the Colonial world	p. 229
The "ladinoization" of Mexico	p. 230
Aftermath	p. 231
Visiting Mexico	p. 232
Reigning Monarchs of the Aztec State	p. 236
Text References	p. 236
Further Reading	p. 237
List of Illustrations	p. 242
Index	p. 245

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