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48 pp.
| Boyds |
October, 2006 |
TradeISBN 1-59078-069-8$17.95
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4-6
Lourie observes modern archaeologists in Mexico City uncovering the ancient Aztec cities of Tenochtitlan and Teotihuacan. Blending his own observations with such accounts as Hernán Cortés's victory over Moctezuma II, Lourie contextualizes Aztec practices such as human sacrifice. A clear map and photographs (of ancient ruins and pictures, modern scientists and digital reconstructions) augment the text. Websites. Bib., glos., ind.