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Archaeological Researches at Teotihuacan, Mexico

George L. Cowgill

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The field data and archaeological analysis of the first controlled excavations of the vast "City of the Gods" in central Mexico

In 1932, the Ethnographical Museum of Sweden sent an archaeological expedition to Mexico under the direction of Sigvald Linné to determine the full extent of this ancient Teotihuacan occupation and to collect exhibit-quality artifacts. Of an estimated 2,000-plus residential compounds at Teotihuacan, only 20 apartment-like structures were excavated at the time. Yet Linné’s work revealed residential patterns that have been confirmed later in other locations.

Some of the curated objects from the Valley of Mexico and the adjacent state of Puebla are among the most rare and unique artifacts yet found. Another important aspect of this research was that, with the aid of the Museum of Natural History in Washington, Linné’s team conducted ethnographic interviews with remnant native Mexican peoples whose culture had not been entirely destroyed by the Conquest, thereby collecting and preserving valuable information for later research.

Language: English

Pages: 263

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University Alabama Press

Release: March 26, 2003

ISBN: 0817350055

ISBN 13: 9780817350055

Archaeological Researches at Teotihuacan, Mexico

George L. Cowgill

4/5 ( ratings)

The field data and archaeological analysis of the first controlled excavations of the vast "City of the Gods" in central Mexico

In 1932, the Ethnographical Museum of Sweden sent an archaeological expedition to Mexico under the direction of Sigvald Linné to determine the full extent of this ancient Teotihuacan occupation and to collect exhibit-quality artifacts. Of an estimated 2,000-plus residential compounds at Teotihuacan, only 20 apartment-like structures were excavated at the time. Yet Linné’s work revealed residential patterns that have been confirmed later in other locations.

Some of the curated objects from the Valley of Mexico and the adjacent state of Puebla are among the most rare and unique artifacts yet found. Another important aspect of this research was that, with the aid of the Museum of Natural History in Washington, Linné’s team conducted ethnographic interviews with remnant native Mexican peoples whose culture had not been entirely destroyed by the Conquest, thereby collecting and preserving valuable information for later research.

Language: English

Pages: 263

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University Alabama Press

Release: March 26, 2003

ISBN: 0817350055

ISBN 13: 9780817350055

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