The offerings of the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan
By: Leonardo López Luján ; translated by Bernard R. Ortiz de Montellano and Thelma Ortiz de Montellano.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 421
Subjects: Templo Mayor (Mexico City, Mexico); Aztecs -- Religion.; Aztec mythology.; Aztecs -- Antiquities.; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Mexico -- Mexico City.; Mexico City (Mexico) -- Antiquities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-406) and index.
Translation and revision of: Las ofrendas del Templo Mayor de Tenochtitlan.
Table of contents: title: The excavation and interpretation of the offerings in the center of Mexico city, 1519-1978; title: The Templo Mayor project and the excavation of offerings, 1978-1991; title: The offerings and ritual ceremonies; title: The framework of the offerings; title: The symbolism of the Templo Mayor; title: General characteristics of the Templo Mayor offerings; title: The general taxonomy of the Templo Mayor offerings; title: Approach to the meaning of the offerings.