Ancient Teotihuacan : early urbanism in Central Mexico / George L. Cowgill, Arizona State University.
2015
F1219.1.T27 C69 2015 (Mapit)
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Title
Ancient Teotihuacan : early urbanism in Central Mexico / George L. Cowgill, Arizona State University.
Author
Cowgill, George L.
ISBN
9780521690447 (paperback) (alkaline paper)
0521690447 (paperback) (alkaline paper)
9780521870337 (hardcover) (alkaline paper)
052187033X (hardcover) (alkaline paper)
0521690447 (paperback) (alkaline paper)
9780521870337 (hardcover) (alkaline paper)
052187033X (hardcover) (alkaline paper)
Published
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Language
English
Description
xvi, 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Call Number
F1219.1.T27 C69 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification
972/.01
Summary
This is the first comprehensive English-language book on the largest city in the Americas before the 1400s. Teotihuacan is a UNESCO world heritage site, located in highland central Mexico, about twenty-five miles from Mexico City, visited by millions of tourists every year. The book begins with Cuicuilco, a predecessor that arose around 400 BCE, then traces Teotihuacan from its founding in approximately 150 BCE to its collapse around 600 CE. It describes the city's immense pyramids and other elite structures. It also discusses the dwellings and daily lives of commoners, including men, women, and children, and the craft activities of artisans. George L. Cowgill discusses politics, economics, technology, art, religion, and possible reasons for Teotihuacan's rise and fall. Long before the Aztecs and 800 miles from Classic Maya centers, Teotihuacan was part of a broad Mesoamerican tradition but had a distinctive personality that invites comparison with other states and empires of the ancient world. --Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-284) and index.
Series
Case studies in early societies.
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Table of Contents
Preliminaries
Situating Teotihuacan
Urbanism begins in central Mexico : 500-100 BCE
Teotihuacan takes off : 100-1 BCE
Teotihuacan supremacy in the Basin of Mexico : 1-100 CE
Great pyramids and early grandeur : 100-250 CE
Teotihuacan at its height : 250-550 CE
Teotihuacan ideation and religion : imagery, meanings, and uses
"Interesting times" : Teotihuacan comes apart and a new story begins : 550 CE and after
Teotihuacan in a wider perspective.
Situating Teotihuacan
Urbanism begins in central Mexico : 500-100 BCE
Teotihuacan takes off : 100-1 BCE
Teotihuacan supremacy in the Basin of Mexico : 1-100 CE
Great pyramids and early grandeur : 100-250 CE
Teotihuacan at its height : 250-550 CE
Teotihuacan ideation and religion : imagery, meanings, and uses
"Interesting times" : Teotihuacan comes apart and a new story begins : 550 CE and after
Teotihuacan in a wider perspective.