Archaeology / Arqueologia De America Latina from Alla

NEW ~ Monumental sculpture from Ancient Mexico. Las grandes esculturas Mexicas: Coatlicue, Piedra del Sol, Piedra de Tizoc, Piedra del Antiguo Arzobispado, Coyolxauhqui, and Tlaltecuhtli, with an informative text by respected Mexican scholars. Richly illustrated throughout the eight sections covering iconography, religious function, and aesthetics, as well as history. An attrative volume published to commemorate the 1978 discovery of Coyolxauhqui.… Read more about this item

NEW ~ A selection of exquisite ancient art from Mexico, especially stone sculpture and ceramics, from the Museo Nacional de Antropologia and Museo del Templo Mayor. Illustrated in text with color plates; a section of 67 black and white photos follow. 190pp. Illus. Bibliography. En espanol/Spanish text. First and only edition. UNAM Coleccion de Arte 47. Attractive green cloth covered… Read more about this item

Aztlan, Chicomoztoc, Colhuacan, and Copil mythical origins of Mexico - Tenochtitlan along with a section of supporting archaeological evidence and one on primary source documents. 198pp. Fifty illustrations. Bibliography. Coleccion Distrito Federal 22. Edition of 2000. En espanol. Interior pages unmarked; light cover use and fading at spine. Hard-to-find scholarly version. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Biographical essays, illustrated with period images, about key individuals in the development of archaeology in Mexico, including Antonio de Leon y Gama, Alejandro de Humboldt, Leopoldo Batres, Manuel Gamio, and Alfonso Caso, as well as a final essay about the 1978 discovery of El Templo Mayor de Tenochititlan. 146pp. Notes. En espanol. Imported from Mexico by Alla. In… Read more about this item

Classic study of two enormous Mexica (Aztec) sculptures discovered at Mexico's central plaza in 1790, including the famed "Aztec calendar." 116pp. Illustrations. Originally published in 1792. Copy is unread--pages are uncut (entonso)--but cover shows minor shelf wear, crease to back bottom corner. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

Arqueological investications at Zaachila in the Valle de Zimatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico: architecture, sculpture, ceramics, metal work, and more. Maps, photos, and drawings throughout. Bibliography. En espanol/Spanish. Edition of 2000/2000 ejemplares. Pages clean and unmarked, slight yellowing. Cover and binding fine. Dust jacket shows shelf wear at bottom of spine, corners. Hard to find. In stock. Usually ships in three days.… Read more about this item

Complete 5 vol. set of Manuel Gamio's monumental study of the famed archaeological site at Teotihuacan, Mexico. INI facsimile. Classicos de la Antropologia Mexicana 8. Illustrations, maps, and plans throughout. Interior pages are clean and complete, yellowing paper. Covers show light wear, especially along edges. Bindings are tight; crease to volume 1 spine at location of map inset. In stock.… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Leather bound edition with gold embossed title on cover and spine. Large, curving patterned petroglyphs of the Mexican state of Sinaloa (flora, fauna, and human forms among others) surveyed in the 1960s. Presentacion del Dr. Pedro Bosch-Gimpera. Edicion de 1000 / Numbered edition of 1,000 - stamped number 0758. Text 107pp. Bibliography. Mapas. Laminas: line drawings organized by… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Mesoamerican art (painting, sculpture, ceramics, metalwork and more) in museum collections worldwide in a two-volume hardcover set, beautifully illustrated on quality paper. The first two volumes in this Spanish-language series directed by Maria Luisa Sabau Garcia. Edition of 2500. Volume 1 shows light wear to dust jacket and final two pages are folded at the corner; Volume 2… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Exhibition of some 300 Maya archaeological objects from 20 museums. First edition in Spanish. This copy in original plastic wrap from INAH. Hard to find. In stock. Usually ships in three days. Weight may incur additional international shipping charges.

NEW ~ First reprint of the first edition of archaeological investigations of deep burial chambers and their contents, including exquisite ceramic figurines, at El Openo, Jacona, Michoacan on the West Coast of Mexico. 283pp. Maps. Illustrations (many photographs). Charts. Bibliography. En espanol / Spanish. New-pencil price on front end paper. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

Archaeological report on the ancient settlements in the Rio Verde region of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, with data on ceramics, bones, shell and stone artifacts. First edition in Spanish. Originally published in French in 1984. Traduccion: Ing. Bernardo Noyola Pintor. 417pp. Illustrations--photographs and line drawings. Charts. Folded map inside back cover. Edition of 1000 / 1000 ejemplares. Light shelf wear… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Ignacio Bernal's intellectual history of the study of archaeology in Mexico. 208pp. 103 B&W laminas. Bibliography. En espanol. Spanish. The dust jacket has minor shelf wear to the top edge. One lamina slightly wrinkled in the printing process. Hard to find! In stock. Usually ships in three days.

Sobretiro de Cuadernos Americanos, n. 4 (Julio-Agosto de 1945). 17pp. Illustrations. In fine condition except for pencil markings on the cover. See photo.

NEW ~ Based on field work in the Andes and along the Peruvian coast, archaeologist Peter Kaulicke investigates death and funerary practices beginning with sixteenth-century Inka of Cuzco, relying in part on ethnohistorical sources, and then on the coast among the Moche. 387pp. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. En espanol / Spanish. Brand new book--pencil price on front end paper. In stock.… Read more about this item

Classic by Angyones Costa on the archaeology of Brazil. Brasiliana volume 34. 307pp. Maps, illustrations. Bibliography. Index. Em portugues / Portuguese. Purchased at Livro 7 (Recife) for Alla inventory. In stock. Livro 7 sticker and erasure on front end paper. Usually ships in three days.

An analysis of ceramic remains left by ancient Amazonians on Marajo Island and upriver locations along the Amazon River in Brazil. A Brazilian classic. Brasiliana, volume 283. Em portugues / Portuguese. 94pp. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography. Original price sticker on cover. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Arqueologa del Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia por largo tiempo, Laurette Sejourne, ofrece una interpretacion de la filosofia y la cosmologia--la religion nahuatl--del Mexico antiguo. SEP Lecturas Mexicanas 30. 220pp. Illustrations. Letra grande / large type. Indice analitico. Spanish / en espanol. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Prologo de Teresa Porzecanski. Portada: "El Pasado Extraviado es el primer libro sobre el panorama de la prehistoria uruguaya cuyo autor es un profesional universitario especializado en arqueologia." 383pp. Illustrations. Chronology. Bibliography. En espanol / Spanish. Light shelf wear to the cover; erasure on front end paper. HARD TO FIND. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Minerals and ancient mines and mining among the Chalchihuites culture of northern Zacatecas, Mexico. Coleccion Cientifica. Serie Arqueologia. 94pp. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliografia. En espanol / Spanish. Minor shelf wear to cover. Pencil price on front end paper. In stock. Usually ships in three days.