Mexico to Peru: A Guide To The Exhibit

Published by Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1982

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Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, 1982. First Edition. By Michael D. Coe, Curator. Paperback. The exhibit described was divided into three sections, each one corresponding with a geographical area: Mesoamerica, Intermediate Area and Andean. 20 pages and 20 B&W illustrations). Very Good+. Very little wear. Very solidly bound. A few specks on the covers. A few spots of rub-through on the spine. Residue of a sticker on the back. Pages are perfect. No markings/writing. No issues of any kind. Check out the photos. Zoom in. This is a very rare booklet. I found only one other (selling at $110 all total)anywhere on the internet. Michael D. Coe (born 1929) is an American archaeologist, anthropologist, epigrapher and author. Primarily known for his research in the field of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican studies (and in particular, for his work on the Maya civilization, where he is regarded as one of the foremost Mayanist scholars of the latter 20th century), Coe has also made extensive investigations across a variety of other archaeological sites in North and South America. He has also specialised in comparative studies of ancient tropical forest civilizations, such as those of Central America and Southeast Asia. He currently (as of 2005) holds the chair of Charles J. MacCurdy Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus, Yale University, and is Curator Emeritus of the Anthropology collection in the Peabody Museum of Natural History, where he had been Curator from 1968 to 1994. Coe is considered, by most scholars of Mesoamerica and the Maya, to have done foundational work in three areas: 1) achieved in his Harvard dissertation, establishing the first secure chronology of ceramics for southern Mesoamerica and which has served, almost without revision, to anchor chronologies elsewhere in the Maya world; 2) greatly expanding knowledge of the Olmec civilization, with his work at San Lorenzo (with Richard Diehl); 3) directly teaching and guiding several of the Maya epigraphers and iconographers who have been central to the deeper understanding of Maya hieroglyphic writing and Maya ideology. In general, by consensus he is regarded as the greatest Mesoamericanist of his generation. Seller Inventory # 000100

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mexico to Peru: A Guide To The Exhibit

Publisher: Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

Publication Date: 1982

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition