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The Ancient Cities of the New World: Being Travels and Explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857–1882: Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology

Autor Désiré Charnay Traducere de J. Gonino, Helen S. Conant
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 aug 2013
Beautifully illustrated throughout, this English translation of Désiré Charnay's record of his travels among the ancient cities of Mexico and Central America was first published in 1887. Born in France, Charnay (1828–1915) travelled extensively through commissions from the French government and with private patronage. He made several visits to the region between 1857 and 1886, producing in his work both a journal of his adventures and an archaeological examination of past civilisations. Beginning in Mexico, Charnay notably examines the ancient city of Tula and also the history of Yucatán, discussing aspects of Toltec and Mayan culture. He explores the ruins of Chichen Itza, Kabah and Yaxchilan (which Charnay dubbed 'Lorillard Town' after a benefactor), among many other settlements. Surveying art, pyramid architecture, ancient customs and history based on extant sources, this account was a major contribution in its field and remains of interest to scholars of Latin American archaeology.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781108061339
ISBN-10: 1108061338
Pagini: 552
Ilustrații: 220 b/w illus. 1 map
Dimensiuni: 210 x 297 x 28 mm
Greutate: 1.31 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Preface; 1. Vera Cruz and Puebla; 2. Mexico; 3. The Indins; 4. Tula; 5. Pyramid of the sun; 6. Palpan and the Toltecs; 7. Teotihuacan; 8. Teotihuacan (cont.); 9. Mountain exploration; 10. Tenenepanco and Nahualac cemeteries; 11. Bellote; 12. Comalcalco; 13. Las Playas and Palenque; 14. Palenque temples; 15. Yucatan, Merida, and the Maya race; 16. Ake and Izamal; 17. Izamal en route for Chichen; 18. Chichen-Otza; 19. Kabah abd Uxmal; 20. Uxmal; 21. Campeche and Tenosique; 22. Lorillard town; 23. Peten, Tayasal, Tikal, and Copan; 24. Tumbala, S. Cristobal, Mitla; Notes.

Descriere

Translated into English in 1887, this survey of the ancient cities of Mexico and Central America remains valuable to modern archaeologists.