Two Aztec Wood Idols
Two Aztec Wood Idols

Author: Henry B. Nicholson

Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks

Published: 1968

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780884020264

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This discussion considers the iconographic features and radiocarbon dates of two small wood figures reportedly found in the vicinity of Texcoco. One figure represents the water goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, while the other, a nude male figure, may represent a rain deity.

Aztec Imperial Strategies
Aztec Imperial Strategies

Author: Frances F. Berdan

Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 9780884022114

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Papers from the 1986 Summer Seminar, "Empire, Province, and Village in Aztec History."

Gender and Archaeology
Gender and Archaeology

Author: Rita Wright

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 1996-10

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 9780812215748

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Contains sections on gender, reproduction, and feminine technologies; gender and production; gender and representation; and gender and practice. Chapters discuss topics including reconstructing fertility from the archaeological record, the relationship between gender and craft in complex societies, the construction of gender in classic Maya monuments, and archaeological practice and gendered encounters with field data. Paper edition (unseen), $17.50. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR