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- Archaeological Researches at Teotihuacan, Mexico
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- 2003
- Published by: The University of Alabama Press
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The field data and archaeological analysis of the first controlled excavations of the vast "City of the Gods" in central Mexico
In 1932, the Ethnographical Museum of Sweden sent an archaeological expedition to Mexico under the direction of Sigvald Linné to determine the full extent of this ancient Teotihuacan occupation and to collect exhibit-quality artifacts. Of an estimated 2,000-plus residential compounds at Teotihuacan, only 20 apartment-like structures were excavated at the time. Yet Linné’s work revealed residential patterns that have been confirmed later in other locations.
Some of the curated objects from the Valley of Mexico and the adjacent state of Puebla are among the most rare and unique artifacts yet found. Another important aspect of this research was that, with the aid of the Museum of Natural History in Washington, Linné’s team conducted ethnographic interviews with remnant native Mexican peoples whose culture had not been entirely destroyed by the Conquest, thereby collecting and preserving valuable information for later research.
In 1932, the Ethnographical Museum of Sweden sent an archaeological expedition to Mexico under the direction of Sigvald Linné to determine the full extent of this ancient Teotihuacan occupation and to collect exhibit-quality artifacts. Of an estimated 2,000-plus residential compounds at Teotihuacan, only 20 apartment-like structures were excavated at the time. Yet Linné’s work revealed residential patterns that have been confirmed later in other locations.
Some of the curated objects from the Valley of Mexico and the adjacent state of Puebla are among the most rare and unique artifacts yet found. Another important aspect of this research was that, with the aid of the Museum of Natural History in Washington, Linné’s team conducted ethnographic interviews with remnant native Mexican peoples whose culture had not been entirely destroyed by the Conquest, thereby collecting and preserving valuable information for later research.
Table of Contents
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- INTRODUCTION TO THE 2003 EDITION
- pp. xiii-xxi
- INTRODUCTORY NOTES
- pp. 12-13
- PART III THE FINDS
- pp. 50-74
- PART VII STONE OBJECTS
- pp. 130-161
- PA R T VIII APPENDICES
- pp. 162-214
- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
- pp. 215-220
- Works Consulted
- pp. 221-233
Additional Information
ISBN
9780817383794
Related ISBN(s)
9780817312930, 9780817350055
MARC Record
OCLC
656923634
Pages
260
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2003