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The offerings of the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan

Title
The offerings of the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan / Leonardo López Luján ; translated by Bernard R. Ortiz de Montellano and Thelma Ortiz de Montellano.
Author
López Luján, Leonardo.
Publication
Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, ©2005.

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Description
xxix, 421 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm
Summary
  • "In this revised edition of The Offerings of the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan, Leonardo Lopez Lujan shares and synthesizes the findings of the historic Templo Mayor Project, which took place in the heart of Mexico City from 1978 to 1997. Archaeologists found an array of items including masks, jewelry, skeletal remains of jaguars and alligators, statues of gods, precious stones, human remains, and countless objects from the oceans. Lopez Lujan's aim was to decipher the offerings' religious significance and explain the profound associations between the unearthed materials and ritual behavior.
  • In doing so he relied on diverse data and several analytical techniques to determine such things as the exact date when the offerings were buried, the gods to whom they were dedicated, the festivals in which the gifts were made, and the meanings of the materials and their spatial distribution."--Jacket.
Uniform Title
Ofrendas del Templo Mayor de Tenochtitlan. English
Alternative Title
Ofrendas del Templo Mayor de Tenochtitlan.
Subjects
Note
  • Translation and revision of: Las ofrendas del Templo Mayor de Tenochtitlan.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-406) and index.
Contents
The excavation and interpretation of the offerings in the center of Mexico city, 1519-1978 -- The Templo Mayor project and the excavation of offerings, 1978-1991 -- The offerings and ritual ceremonies -- The framework of the offerings -- The symbolism of the Templo Mayor -- General characteristics of the Templo Mayor offerings -- The general taxonomy of the Templo Mayor offerings -- Approach to the meaning of the offerings -- Epilogue.
ISBN
  • 0826329586
  • 9780826329585
LCCN
2004026815
OCLC
  • ocm57007812
  • 57007812
  • SCSB-1361489
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library