This ancient maya city is a true mustsee if you visit mexico city. Eduardo matos moctezuma, life and death in the templo mayor, 1995, tradotto da bernard r. Eduardo matos moctezuma rose to the top of mexican archaeological achievements when he directed the massive, multidisciplinary templo mayor project 19782001, which excavated the great aztec temple of the island. Mar 01, 2003 eduardo matos moctezuma is coordinator of the proyecto templo mayor. Teotiuacan is full of mysteries why was it abandoned. Introduction teotihuacan is an immense prehistoric city in the semiarid highlands of central mexico. From 1978 to 1982 he directed excavations at the templo mayor, the remains of a major aztec pyramid in central mexico city. Eduardo matos moctezuma, archaeologist and author the 1978 discovery of the great aztec temple in downtown mexico city riveted the international archaeological world.
The 1978 discovery of the great aztec temple in downtown mexico city riveted the international archaeological world. Comprar libro completo al mejor precio nuevo o segunda mano en casa del libro mexico. Teotihuacan broche eduardo matos moctezuma achat livre. Xiuhcoatl is a classical nahuatl word that translates literally as, turquoise serpent. The first and last sections give general information about aztec history and culture, and the middle chapters describe the different stages of the temple and what the archaeologists found in it and try to interpret their significance in terms of the prehispanic.
Reflecting on the oral and written history of past and modern nahuatl. Just jump on a northbound bus, and youll find this great site about 40 minutes outside mexico city. Eduardo matos moctezuma born december 11, 1940 1 is a mexican archaeologist. Podras ver y comprar sus nuevos y ultimos libros, novedades, packs especiales, descargar su libro digital en pdf o epub, obras y sagas del autor.
Eduardo matos moctezuma is a wellknown author, some of his books are a fascination for readers like in the teotihuacan book, this is one of the most wanted eduardo matos moctezuma author readers around the world. Eduardo matos moctezuma was born in 1940 in mexico city. Eduardo matos moctezuma ed altri, gli ultimi regni maya, 1998, jaca book, milano. Ruben cabrera, eduardo matos, guadalupe mastache, entre otros. Apr 10, 2008 matos moctezuma, eduardo 1980 teotihuacan. He summarizes the seven stages of development of the temple under aztec rule and provides. Es investigador emerito del inah instituto nacional deantropologia e historia y miembro del colegio nacional. Mejores libros, ebooks o novelas del escritor eduardo matos moctezuma con su biografia y bibliografia. Teotihuacan oli aikoinaan suuren valtakunnan keskus, valtavan suuri noin 150 000 asukkaan kaupunki. His essay traces the history of discoveries that led to the excavation, linking this to general research on aztecs in mexico.
Eduardo matos moctezuma born december 11, 1940 is a mexican archaeologist. Johanna broda, david carrasco, and eduardo matos moctezuma. Ha trabajado en sitios como teotihuacan, cholula, tula,tlatelolco y tenochtitlan. Apart from the pyramids, teotihuacan is also anthropologically significant for its complex, multifamily residential compounds, the avenue of the dead, and its vibrant, wellpreserved murals. The name also carries the symbolic and descriptive meaning, fire serpent. From 1978 to 1982 he directed excavations at the templo mayor, the remains of a major aztec pyramid in central mexico city matos moctezuma graduated with a masters degree in archaeology from the national school of anthropology and history and a masters degree in anthropology from the. Eduardo matos moctezuma was general coordinator of proyecto templo mayor which conducted the excavation of the great temple. Xiuhcoatl was a common subject of aztec art, including illustrations in aztec codices, and was used as a back ornament on representations of both xiuhtecuhtli and huitzilopochtli. Teotihuacan eduardo matos moctezuma comprar libro mexico. Teotihuacans prestige, however, spread widely in mesoamerica, manifested especially in symbols of sacred war, used for their own ends by local elites. The first and last sections give general information about aztec history and culture, and the middle chapters describe the different stages of the temple and what the archaeologists found in it and try to interpret their significance in terms of the prehispanic aztec worldview. Xiuhcoatl was considered to be the nahual, or spirit form, of the aztec fire deity xiuhtecuhtli. With it, soon after his birth, he pierced his sister coyolxauhqui, destroying her, and also defeated the centzon huitznahua. Popular treatment of the great temple to huitzilopochtli and tlaloc in tenochtitlan, written by one of the excavators.
This monumental shrine dedicated to the aztec war and rain gods had been buried beneath the citys main plaza since the sixteenthcentury spanish conquest. The age of teotihuacan and its mission abroad clemency chase coggins teotihuacan and its mexica legacy eduardo matos moctezuma and leonardo lopez lujan accessrestricteditem true. Additionally, teotihuacan exported fine obsidian tools that are found. Weve added another item to our series of pdf travel stories teotihuacan, mexico. Teotihuacan del autor eduardo matos moctezuma isbn 9786071600820.