first edition Paperback
1957 · Cambridge
by Tozzer, Alfred Marston (1877-1954)
2 Volumes. Text: viii+230+[2 ad] pages with frontispiece; Reference Material and Illustrations: [231]-316+[2 ad] pages with 709 figures, bibliography, appendix and index. Folio (14 1/4" x 11 1/4") bound in original publisher's grey cloth with black lettering to spine and covers. Memoirs of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Volumes XI and XII. First edition.
This Memoir presents that part of the history of Chichen Itz which covers the period of its contact with Mexico and with other contemporaneous centers in Middle America. Landa's famous Relacion was the impetus behind the exploration of the Cenote. His words found ample verification. Throughout the Memoir, his data has been extensively used. Working backward from the early Spanish accounts, comparative material was brought into use, taking us in some cases, to the Early Classic, beginning about AD 300, and working forward from Landa's time, bringing us practically up to the present by the study of the Maya and Lacandon now living. This make the chronological range of this investigation well over 1600 years. Spatially, it covers much of Middle America. The interpretations of legend, of history and of archaeology have not always been along conventional lines. In many cases, answers have been suggested to unsettled problems, answers not claimed to be final.
Condition:
Page ends lightly soiled. A very good set. Due to the size and/or weight of this lot extra shipping and/or handling charges may apply. (Inventory #: BOOKS002872)
This Memoir presents that part of the history of Chichen Itz which covers the period of its contact with Mexico and with other contemporaneous centers in Middle America. Landa's famous Relacion was the impetus behind the exploration of the Cenote. His words found ample verification. Throughout the Memoir, his data has been extensively used. Working backward from the early Spanish accounts, comparative material was brought into use, taking us in some cases, to the Early Classic, beginning about AD 300, and working forward from Landa's time, bringing us practically up to the present by the study of the Maya and Lacandon now living. This make the chronological range of this investigation well over 1600 years. Spatially, it covers much of Middle America. The interpretations of legend, of history and of archaeology have not always been along conventional lines. In many cases, answers have been suggested to unsettled problems, answers not claimed to be final.
Condition:
Page ends lightly soiled. A very good set. Due to the size and/or weight of this lot extra shipping and/or handling charges may apply. (Inventory #: BOOKS002872)
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