The Offerings of the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan

by Leonardo López Luján, Bernard R. Ortiz De Montellano, Thelma Ortiz De Montellano

Between 1325 and 1521, the Mexica people of the Aztec capital ritually buried hundreds of offerings to their gods in the depths of the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan, where for more than five hundred years these gifts lay undiscovered. In complex religious ceremonies, sacred messages to the gods were expressed not only through these objects but through their exact and symbolic placement as well.

In this revised edition of The Offerings of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826329586
• ISBN13: 9780826329585
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.0" x 9.9"