Ferguson, William M.
Mesoamerica's ancient cities aerial views of precolumbian ruins in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras William M. Ferguson and Arthur H. Rohn; Photographs by John Q. Royce and William M. Ferguson; Foreword by R. E. W. Adams - Niwot, CO University Press of Colorado 1990 - 251 p
William Ferguson's classic photographic portrayal of the major pre-Columbian ruins of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras is now available from UNM Press in a completely revised edition. Magnificent aerial and ground photographs give both armchair and actual visitors unparalleled views of fifty-one ancient cities. The restored areas of each site and their interesting and exotic features are shown within each group of ruins. The authors have thoroughly revised the text for this new edition, and they have added over 30 new photographs and illustrations as well as a completely new chapter by Richard E. W. Adams on regional states and empires in ancient Mesoamerica.
Over a span of three thousand years between 1500 B.C. and A.D. 1500 great civilizations, including the Olmec, Teotihuacan, Maya, Toltec, Zapotec, and Aztec, flourished, waned, and died in Mesoamerica. These indigenous cultures of Mexico and Central America are brought to life in Mesoamerica's Ancient Cities through stunning color photographs. The authors include the most recent research and most widely accepted theoretical perspectives on Mesoamerican civilizations. Ideal for the general reader as well as scholars of Mesoamerica, this volume makes a significant contribution to our knowledge of the Americas.
65628
0870811738
9780870811739
Indians of Mexico --Aerial photographs
Indians of Central America --Aerial photographs
Antiquities --Mexico
Antiquities --Central America
972.010222 Fer 15
Mesoamerica's ancient cities aerial views of precolumbian ruins in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras William M. Ferguson and Arthur H. Rohn; Photographs by John Q. Royce and William M. Ferguson; Foreword by R. E. W. Adams - Niwot, CO University Press of Colorado 1990 - 251 p
William Ferguson's classic photographic portrayal of the major pre-Columbian ruins of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras is now available from UNM Press in a completely revised edition. Magnificent aerial and ground photographs give both armchair and actual visitors unparalleled views of fifty-one ancient cities. The restored areas of each site and their interesting and exotic features are shown within each group of ruins. The authors have thoroughly revised the text for this new edition, and they have added over 30 new photographs and illustrations as well as a completely new chapter by Richard E. W. Adams on regional states and empires in ancient Mesoamerica.
Over a span of three thousand years between 1500 B.C. and A.D. 1500 great civilizations, including the Olmec, Teotihuacan, Maya, Toltec, Zapotec, and Aztec, flourished, waned, and died in Mesoamerica. These indigenous cultures of Mexico and Central America are brought to life in Mesoamerica's Ancient Cities through stunning color photographs. The authors include the most recent research and most widely accepted theoretical perspectives on Mesoamerican civilizations. Ideal for the general reader as well as scholars of Mesoamerica, this volume makes a significant contribution to our knowledge of the Americas.
65628
0870811738
9780870811739
Indians of Mexico --Aerial photographs
Indians of Central America --Aerial photographs
Antiquities --Mexico
Antiquities --Central America
972.010222 Fer 15