Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America
by Spinden, Herbert J.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-12-08
Publisher(s): Dover Publications
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Summary
From the archaic period, through the great Mayan civilization and the "Middle" civilizations of Olmecs, Toltecs and others, to the glory of the Aztecs, this classic study offers a comprehensive survey of the extent and variety of pre-Columbian civilizations in the New World. Profusely illustrated with 47 black-and-white plates, 86 text figures. New Introduction by Bruce E. Byland. Bibliography. Index, Map. Diagram of American Chronology.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. 5 |
| Introduction | p. 13 |
| Geography and Natural Environment | |
| History of European Contact | |
| Languages | |
| Ethnology | |
| Physical Types | |
| The Archaic Horizon | p. 45 |
| Stratification of Remains | |
| The Cemetery under the Lava | |
| Invention of Agriculture | |
| Archaic Figurines | |
| Ancient Customs | |
| Archaic Pottery | |
| Stone Sculptures of the Archaic Period | |
| Extensions of the Archaic Horizon | |
| The Mayan Civilization | p. 73 |
| Architecture | |
| Massive Sculptural Art | |
| Minor Arts | |
| The Serpent in Mayan Art | |
| The Human Figure | |
| Design, Composition, and Perspective | |
| The Mayan Pantheon | |
| How Mayan History has been Recovered | |
| Sequences in Art | |
| Books of Chilam Balam | |
| The Mayan Time Counts | |
| Elements of the Day Count | |
| The Conventional Year | |
| The Calendar Round | |
| Mayan Numbers | |
| The Long Count | |
| Dates of Dedication | |
| Hieroglyphs | |
| Codices | |
| Correlation with Christian Chronology | |
| The Mayan Eras | |
| Astronomical Checks on the Correlation | |
| Astronomical Observatories | |
| The True Year | |
| The Lunar Calendar | |
| Venus Calendar | |
| Summary of Mayan History | |
| The Middle Civilizations | p. 153 |
| The Olmeca or Rubber People | |
| Zapotecan Culture | |
| Mitla | |
| Totonacan Culture | |
| The Toltecs | |
| Quetzalcoatl and the Toltec Era | |
| San Juan Teotihuacan | |
| Xochicalco | |
| Tula | |
| Cholula | |
| The Frontier Cities of the Northwest | |
| Santa Lucia Cozumalhualpa | |
| The Chorotegan Culture | |
| Isthmian Gold Work | |
| The Aztecs | p. 201 |
| Mayas and Aztecs compared to Greeks and Romans | |
| The Chichimecas | |
| Aztecan History | |
| Social Organization | |
| The Tecpan or Temple Enclosure | |
| The Calendar Stone | |
| Stone of Tizoc | |
| Coatlicue | |
| Mexican Writing | |
| Aztecan Religion | |
| Conceptions of the Universe | |
| Ceremonies | |
| Poetry and Music | |
| Minor Aztecan Arts | |
| The Tarascans | |
| Southern Mexico | |
| Aztecan Influence in Central America | |
| A Cross-Section of New World History | p. 249 |
| Bibliography | p. 255 |
| Index | p. 259 |
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