The Cities of Ancient Mexico Reconstructing a Lost World by Sabloff, Jeremy A - 1992

Thames & Hudson, 1997, 1997. Soft cover. Good. Octavo, softcover, some occasional highlighting, else good in blue pictorial wraps. 224 pp. including index. one of the great independent hearths of civilization; out of a varied landscape grew some of the richest cultures of the early historic world - Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec. b & w photos throughout.

New York: Thames and Hudson, 1990. Wraps have only slight wear, spine is unbent. Pages are clean with no markings in text. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

London: Thames and Hudson., 1989. 224pp, index, bibliography, gazetteer, maps, 152 ills. Or green cloth in jacket. Slight shelf wear to jacket. A new approach emphasizing the unity of Mexican civilization, rather than looking at the various ancient civilizations as seperate entities. In several vignettes the author describes daily life during the heyday of Mexico's greatest cites from the Olmec San Lorenzo of 3000 years ago to the Aztec Tenochtitlan at the Spanish Conquest. Sabloff explains convincingly why archaeologists believe in the indigenous origins of Mexican civilization, and reveals new techniques revolutionizing fieldwork and showing how the latest evidence is being used to reconstruct a fuller picture of the past. A fully annotated reading list, gazetteer of all major sites and a broad range of illustratioon complete this imaginative essay in historical reconstruction.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Large 8vo.