Archaeological Researches at Teotihuacan, Mexico [Large Print]

By Sigvald Linne

Book Overview

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 Linn 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 Linn '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, Linn '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.

• Format: Paperback
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817350055
• ISBN13: 9780817350055
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.1"