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The Aztec World by Elizabeth Brumfiel Publisher Comments The Aztec World is an illustrated survey of the Aztecs based on insightful research by a team of international experts from the United States and Mexico. In addition to traditional subjects like cosmology, religion, human sacrifice, and political history,... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $19.98 Sale - Hardcover 
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Popol Vuh : The Definitive Edition Of The Mayan Book Of The Dawn Of Life And The Glories Of Gods and Kings by Dennis Tedlock Publisher Comments Popol Vuh, the Quiché Mayan book of creation, is not only the most important text in the native languages of the Americas, it is also an extraordinary document of the human imagination. It begins with the deeds of Mayan gods in the darkness of a... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Journey to Xibalba: A Life in Archaeology by Don Patterson Publisher Comments When Don Patterson's twenty-seven-year-old daughter turned to him for advice about her professional future, Patterson in turn reflected on his almost thirty-year experience working on major archaeological sites in Mexico and Central America. His... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Hardcover
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Incidents of Travel in Central Amer Volume 1 by John Lloyd Stephens Synopsis Volume 1 of two-volume work. Almost single-handed discovery of Maya culture; exploration of ruined cities, monuments, temples; customs of Indians. Total in set: 115 drawings.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Lost Cities and Ancient Mysteries of South America (Lost Cities Series) by David H Childress Publisher Comments Rogue adventurer and maverick archaeologist Childress takes the reader on unforgettable journeys in search of lost cities and ancient mysteries. Join him as he crosses deserts, mountains, and jungles in search of legendary cities, vast gold treasure... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Illustrated History of the Incas: The Extraordinary Story of the Lost World of the Andes, Chronicling the Ancient Civilizations of the Paracas, Ch by David Jones Publisher Comments The extraordinary story of the lost world of the Andes, chronicling the ancient civilizations of the Paracas, Chavin, Nazca and Moche and other tribes and cultures of ancient south... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Aztecs & Conquistadores: The Spanish Invasion & the Collapse of the Aztec Empire by John Pohl Publisher Comments The Spanish conquest of Mexico was a remarkable military expedition that had a huge impact on the history of the world. Herna n Corte s led the expedition, the aim of which was the addition of Mexico to the Spanish Empire, and the extraction of Aztec... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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The History of the Incas by Pedro Sar De Gamboa Publisher Comments The scholars behind this new edition (the first to be published in English since 1907) went to similarly great lengths in pursuit of accuracy. Translators Brian Bauer and Vania Smith used an early transcript and, in some instances, the original document... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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An Archaeological Guide to Northern Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador by Joyce Kelly Publisher Comments Tikal, Copan, Uaxactun -- ancient Maya cities whose names conjure up romance, mystery, and science all at once. Joyce Kelly's clear descriptions and captivating photographs of these and many other sites will make you want to pack your bags and head for... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Art of Mesoamerica : From Olmec To Aztec (4TH 06 Edition) by Mary Ellen Miller Publisher Comments "An essential guide to the art and architecture of ancient Central America."—Colonial Latin American Historical Review Mary Ellen Miller evocatively surveys the artistic achievements of the high Precolumbian civilizations—Olmec, Maya... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $12.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Mexico 5TH Edition From the Olmecs To the Azt by Michael D Coe Publisher Comments "Masterly....The complexities of Mexico's ancient cultures are perceptively presented and interpreted."—Library Journal Michael D. Coe's Mexico has long been recognized as the most readable and authoritative introduction to the region's ancient... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Ancient Oaxaca (Case Studies in Early Societies) by Richard E Blanton Publisher Comments A study of social and political transformation and development of statehood in Oaxaca.... (read more) List Price $34.99 Your price: $15.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Teotihuacan Trinity: The Sociopolitical Structure of an Ancient Mesoamerican City (William and Bettye Nowlin) by Annabeth Headrick Publisher Comments Northeast of modern-day Mexico City stand the remnants of one of the world's largest preindustrial cities, Teotihuacan. Monumental in scale, Teotihuacan is organized along a three-mile-long thoroughfare, the Avenue of the Dead, that leads up to the... (read more) List Price $65.25 Your price: $58.95 New - Hardcover
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The Incas: New Perspectives by Gordon F Mcewan Publisher Comments Defying many of the supposed rules of civilization building and lacking the advantages of a written language, hard metals, the wheel, or draft animals, the Incas forged one of the greatest imperial states in history. In recent years, researchers have... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $15.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Aztecs: An Interpretation by Inga Clendinnen Publisher Comments Inga Clendinnen creates a vivid and dramatic picture of life in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, once the nerve centre of the Aztec tribute empire. She explores the worlds of Aztec women, of priests and of warriors, in an extraordinary recreation of... (read more) List Price $33.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The encyclopedia of ancient Mesoamâerica by Margaret R Bunson Publisher Comments Encyclopedia of Ancient Mesoamerica covers the people, places, and events of the region from the rise of early cultures at the end of the last Ice Age to the demise of the Aztecs after the Spanish conquest. It explores such civilizations as the Aztecs... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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Pottery Economics in Mesoamerica by Christopher A Pool Publisher Comments Pottery is one of the most important classes of artifacts available to archaeologists and anthropologists. Every year, volumes of data are generated detailing ceramic production, distribution, and consumption. How these data can be interpreted in... (read more) List Price $65.25 Your price: $55.00 New - Hardcover
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Discoveries: Aztecs (Discoveries) by Serge Gruzinski Synopsis The Aztecs were noted for their impressive architecture, majestic sculpture, luxurious clothing, and fine goldworking--but they also practiced human sacrifice. The seemingly contradictory aspects of this fascinating culture are examined here, from its... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Search for El Dorado by Time Life Publisher Comments Readers assume the role of archaeologists, uncovering secrets of ancient civilizations. Stunning photographs and illustrations, plus detailed cutaways, maps and diagrams.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Aborigines of Puerto Rico and Neighboring Islands (Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory) by Jesse Fewkes Publisher Comments A valuable recounting of the first formal archaeological excavations in Puerto Rico. Originally published as the Twenty-Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in 1907, this book was... (read more) List Price $43.95 Your price: $37.50 New - Trade Paper
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