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48 pp.
| Oxford |
July, 2006 |
LibraryISBN 0-19-517851-3$21.95
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4-6Digging for the Past series.
The book (co-written by a Mexican archaeologist) begins with a fascinating look at the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, upon which Mexico City was built after the Spanish conquest. Later chapters examine major archaeological finds of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The text is dense, but vivid reproductions help break it up while capturing the artifacts' peculiar beauty. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.