Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America / Third and Revised Edition

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Herbert Joseph Spinden

PREFACE

CONTENTS

MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

INTRODUCTION Geography and Natural Environment.

Chapter I THE ARCHAIC HORIZON

Chapter II THE MAYAN CIVILIZATION

Chapter III THE MIDDLE CIVILIZATIONS

Chapter IV THE AZTECS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

FOOTNOTES

INDEX

ANTHROPOLOGICAL HANDBOOKS AND GUIDE LEAFLETS

Transcriber's Note

Title: Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America

Third and Revised Edition

Author: Herbert Joseph Spinden

Language: English

Character set encoding: UTF-8

E-text prepared by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan,
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Funerary Urn from a Zapotecan Tomb

The cylindrical urn is concealed behind the human figure. The dress of the human figure consists of a cape, apron, and a widespreading headdress. Over the face is worn a mask. Height, 15½ inches.

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Ancient Civilizations
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Mexico and Central America

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By HERBERT J. SPINDEN
FORMERLY ASSISTANT CURATOR, DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY

HANDBOOK SERIES No. 3
THIRD AND REVISED EDITION

NEW YORK
1928

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