Harvard university announces the inaugural lecture of the. Displays the artwork of the aztecs on exhibit at britains royal academy of arts an. This paper investigates the historical inflection point when humans began to control animals not only as alimental resources but as ritual symbols and social actors in the new world. Eduardo matos moctezuma, one of the most eminent archaeologists who excavated the great temple of the aztecs. Digging the aztecs with eduardo matos moctezuma albuquerque. Eduardo matos moctezuma born december 11, 1940 is a mexican archaeologist. It was here, more than 3,000 years ago, that the first complex societies in the americas arose. A tooterse summary of more recent important excavations adds little to the readers understanding.
From 1978 to 1982 he directed excavations at the templo mayor, the remains of a major aztec pyramid in central mexico city. The aztecs by eduardo matos moctezuma, hardcover barnes. This area stretches south from central mexico to northern honduras. Pdf mesoamerica antigua ricardo trotasuenos academia. From 1978 to 1982 he directed excavations at the templo mayor, the remains of a major aztec pyramid in central mexico city matos moctezuma graduated with a masters degree in archaeology from the national school of anthropology and history and a masters degree in anthropology from the. Some or all of this subpage may be transcluded on the main project pages. From roman gladiatorial combat to egyptian animal mummies, the capture and manipulation of carnivores was instrumental in helping to shape social hierarchies throughout the ancient world. Eduardo matos moctezuma wikipedia bahasa indonesia. Eduardo matos moctezuma is coordinator of the proyecto templo mayor. Portions of this page which are not meant to appear on the main project pages should be placed between noinclude tags links to project mainpages and commonlyused subpages. Eduardo matos moctezuma speaking on the aztec emperor moctezuma at the british museum in september 2009.
Then set up a personal euardo of libraries from your profile page by clicking on your user name at the top right of any screen. May 16, 2018 eduardo matos moctezuma, archaeologist and author the 1978 discovery of the great aztec temple in downtown mexico city riveted the international archaeological world. Mejores libros, ebooks o novelas del escritor eduardo matos moctezuma con su biografia y bibliografia. Oltre al progetto del templo mayor, matos ha diretto numerosi lavori sul campo presso i siti di tula e teotihuacan. This book will stand as the definitive book on the aztecs for years to come. Moses mesoamerican archive and research project mmarp the moses mesoamerican archive and research project, currently housed in the peabody museum of archaeology and ethnology at harvard university, is a collection of materials resulting from the activity of an interdisciplinary working group of scholars, which for over thirty years has met in a series of conferences and. Nov 17, 2016 this historic forum honoring eduardo matos moctezuma, mexicos foremost archaeologist and member of the colegio nacional, is made possible by the generosity and vision of jose antonio alonso espinosa. Over the course of the semester we will all learn a lot about mesoamerican art traditions and your new knowledge and attentiveness will help you begin to notice mesoamerican art all around us. Eduardo matos moctezuma books list of books by author.
Eduardo matos moctezuma, archaeologist and author the 1978 discovery of the great aztec temple in downtown mexico city riveted the international archaeological world. Rubber and rubber balls in mesoamerica laura filloy nadal gender, power, and fertility in the olmec ritual ballgame douglas e. The olmec mesoamerica s first known civilization builders were a people known as the olmec. Mesoamerica was yet another world location for the emergence of an early civilization, but mesoamerican societies were not necessarily connected to a single famous river like the nile as the other early civilizations were, though there were plenty of rivers in the new world. Abasicsetof public buildings was used in most ancient meso. Podras ver y comprar sus nuevos y ultimos libros, novedades, packs especiales, descargar su libro digital en pdf o epub, obras y sagas del autor. Nora zagorodny profesora adjunta arqueologa americana ii. The great temple of the aztecsjoin a roster of highlyregarded featured speakers to honor the lifetime achievements of dr. Mesoamerica en manzanilla, linda y leonardo lopez lujan coords. This book, as well as many other books published by matos, will be sold in the lobby of the museum on the night of the inaugural lecture.
See all books authored by eduardo matos moctezuma, including moctezumas mexico. The first and last sections give general information about aztec history and culture, and the middle chapters describe the different stages of the temple and what the archaeologists found in it and try to interpret their significance in terms of the prehispanic aztec worldview. This monumental shrine dedicated to the aztec war and rain gods had been buried beneath the citys main plaza since the sixteenthcentury spanish conquest. David carrasco harvard university golden eagle ballroom 4. Matos moctezuma 1988 and from pictorial sources fig. Eduardo matos moctezuma born december 11, 1940 1 is a mexican archaeologist. Visions of the aztec world, and the great temple of the aztecs. Thursday, october matos moctezuma, symbolism of the templo mayor mesoamerica in popular media project 6%. Sus limites geograficos, composicion etnica y caracteres culturales. Treasures of tenochtitlan new aspects of antiquity, and more on. Friday, april 21, 2017 bing theater at lacma start finish event location 9. Eduardo matos moctezuma was born in 1940 in mexico city.
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