MEXICAN ARCHAEOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE MEXICAN AND MAYAN CIVILIZATIONS OF PRE-SPANISH AMERICANA
Book Details + Condition: Hacker Art Books (New York). First Edition by this publisher, 1970 (originally published in 1920). Hardcover. 371 pages with Index. Illustrated with plates, maps, and fold-outs. Comprehensive analysis of ancient civilizations located within the modern-day country of Mexico. Chapters include:
- Mexico: Tribal History
- Mexico: The Gods
- Mexico: Writing, Priesthood, Medicine and Burial
- Mexico: Social System, War, Trade and Justice
- The Maya: History
- The Maya: Myth and Religion
- The Maya: Burial, Social System, Trade and War
- The Maya: Dress, Daily Life and Crafts
From the massive occult collection of King Lawrence Parker - academic, dissertation author, and book collector extraordinaire. In very good condition, with firm binding; Parker's bookplate to inside front board; interior is clean and free of markings.
