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"At Home with the Aztecs provides a fresh view of Aztec society, focusing on households and communities instead of kings, pyramids, and human sacrifice. This new approach offers an opportunity to humanize the Aztecs, moving past the popular stereotype of sacrificial maniacs to demonstrate that...
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"At Home with the Aztecs provides a fresh view of Aztec society, focusing on households and communities instead of kings, pyramids, and human sacrifice. This new approach offers an opportunity to humanize the Aztecs, moving past the popular stereotype of sacrificial maniacs to demonstrate that these were successful and prosperous communities. Michael Smith also engagingly describes the scientific, logistic and personal dimensions of archaeological fieldwork, drawing on decades of excavating experience and considering how his research was affected by his interaction with contemporary Mexican |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 144 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [135]-140) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781138100756 (hardback) : 1138100757 (hardback) 9781138100749 (paperback) 1138100749 (paperback) 9781315657509 (e-book) 1315657503 (e-book) |
| Index Number: | F1219 |
| CLC: | K887.314 |
| Call Number: | K887.314/S655 |