The Great Temple of the Aztecs: Treasures of Tenochtitlan

by Eduardo Matos Moctezuma

Book Overview

After Cortes' extraordinary conquest of the Aztecs in 1521, the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, was leveled and its Great Temple demolished. In 1978, clues that led to the rediscovery of the Great Temple and the most spectacular excavations ever conducted in Mexico. Matos discovered ritual deposits containing thousands of offerings from all over the Aztec empire; jaguar skeletons, jade masks, obsidian knives, stone sculptures, and effigy vessels. Matos...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 050039024X
• ISBN13: 9780500390245
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.83 lbs.