[books 2007] archaeology
Dec. 5th, 2007 06:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
inulro70. Ancient Mexico and Central America by Susan Toby Evans
Yes, I'm the kind of nerd who reads archaeology textbooks for fun.
This book is a massive survey of the archaeology of Mesoamerica from the beginning to the Spanish conquest. As these things go it's superior, particularly the illustrations, which are excellent. It's not too full of big technical archaeological/anthorpological terms unlike some other books that also claim to be a basic intro (I'm looking at you, Andean Archaeology). There's an awful lot to cram in, so it only barely touched on a lot of things. The author specifically says that she's not telling you much about the Maya because there's already so much accessible material out there, which is fair enough. I found the bits about the Zapotecs particularly enticing, and not surprisingly the library isn't any help (even the new improved LibrariesWest) so my wish list has grown.
One that's just for people who Like That Sort of Thing, but if you do, this is the Sort of Thing you want.
Yes, I'm the kind of nerd who reads archaeology textbooks for fun.
This book is a massive survey of the archaeology of Mesoamerica from the beginning to the Spanish conquest. As these things go it's superior, particularly the illustrations, which are excellent. It's not too full of big technical archaeological/anthorpological terms unlike some other books that also claim to be a basic intro (I'm looking at you, Andean Archaeology). There's an awful lot to cram in, so it only barely touched on a lot of things. The author specifically says that she's not telling you much about the Maya because there's already so much accessible material out there, which is fair enough. I found the bits about the Zapotecs particularly enticing, and not surprisingly the library isn't any help (even the new improved LibrariesWest) so my wish list has grown.
One that's just for people who Like That Sort of Thing, but if you do, this is the Sort of Thing you want.
