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Ancient animal sacrifice unveils the power behind a Mesoamerican pyramid.
Animal Matter
ritual, place, and sovereignty at the moon pyramid of teotihuacan
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282 pages
- Release Date
31 December 2024
Summary
Animal Matter: Sacrifice, Sovereignty, and Sacred Mountains at Teotihuacan
Based on primary data and analyses from the Moon Pyramid Project at the center of the UNESCO World Heritage site at Teotihuacan, Mexico (1-550 CE), Animal Matter questions how the inhabitants of this ancient metropolis elevated a monumental earthwork into a sacred mountain that crowns one of the most influential and enduring ritualized landscapes in Mesoamerica.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780197653395 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0197653391 |
| Series: | Oxford Studies in the Archaeology of Ancient States |
| Author: | Nawa Sugiyama |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 282 |
| Release Date: | 31 December 2024 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 158mm x 17mm |
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About The Author
Nawa Sugiyama
Nawa Sugiyama is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Riverside.
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