Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America
Subtitle: An Encyclopedia (Special -Reference)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: November 27, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Library Binding
Number of pages: 948
ISBN-13: 9780815308874
Subjects: American history: pre-Columbian period, BCE to c 1500; Central American & Caribbean archaeology; South American archaeology; BCE to c 500 CE; Latin America - Mexico; Encyclopedias; Archaeology / Anthropology; Reference; Ancient World; Central America; Mexico; Reference / Encyclopedias; Antiquities; Archaeology; Indians of Central America; Indians of Mexico
First sentence: Noted for its large sculptural corpus in three or more different art styles, possibly including Olmec, Abaj Takalik is a multi-component site consisting of about seventy structures aligned on nine north-south oriented plazas at an elevation of 600 meters.