Research Catalog

Title

Tenochtitlan [electronic resource] : capital of the Aztec empire / José Luis de Rojas ; foreword by Michael E. Smith, Marilyn A. Masson, and John W. Janusek.

Author

Rojas, José Luis de.

Publication

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2012.

Details

Additional Authors

• Smith, Michael Ernest, 1953-
• Masson, Marilyn A.
• Janusek, John Wayne, 1963-

Description

1 online resource (xiv, 225 p.) : ill., maps.

Summary

An accessible overview of archaeological knowledge of the seat of the Aztec empire, Tenochtitlan.

Series Statement

Ancient cities of the new world

Uniform Title

• Tenochtitlan (Online)
• Ancient cities of the New World.

Alternative Title

Tenochtitlan (Online)

Subject

• Aztecs > Antiquities
• Indians of Mexico > Mexico > Mexico City > Antiquities
• Mexico City (Mexico) > Antiquities

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-213) and index.

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

Contents

Mesoamerica : a constellation of cities -- The Mexicas' search for a home -- The rise and fall of the Mexica capital -- The construction of a metropolis -- A visit to Tenochtitlan -- Supply and distribution -- Activities of the Tenochca -- The life of the Tenochca -- Tenochtitlan : capital of an empire -- From Tenochtitlan to Mexico City.

LCCN

2012031673

OCLC

ssj0000779951

Author

Rojas, José Luis de.

Title

Tenochtitlan [electronic resource] : capital of the Aztec empire / José Luis de Rojas ; foreword by Michael E. Smith, Marilyn A. Masson, and John W. Janusek.

Imprint

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2012.

Series

Ancient cities of the new world

Ancient cities of the New World.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-213) and index.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

Available from home with a valid library card

Available onsite at NYPL

Added Author

Smith, Michael Ernest, 1953-

Masson, Marilyn A.

Janusek, John Wayne, 1963-