num_pages: 198
description: The remains of the great double pyramid of Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire, came to light during the spectacular excavation project undertaken by the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia from 1978 to 1982. This volume offers three views of the Templo Mayor as the quintessential sacred space within the Aztec empire, presented in a collaborative effort by an archaeologist, an ethnohistorian, and a historian of religion.
language: English
title: The Great Temple of Tenochtitlan: Center and Periphery in the Aztec World
titlecomplete: The Great Temple of Tenochtitlan: Center and Periphery in the Aztec World
ratings_count: 2
publisher: University of California Press