VOL. V
25. GLYPHS: WRITING THE LANGUAGE OF IMAGES
Toponymic glyphs to visualize places and the realms of plant and animal life. From the time of ancient land lordships to modern megalopolis we reconstruct their secret past which is proudly ours too. $14.99 BUY IT
26. MIXTECAS: PEOPLE OF THE CLOUDS
Origin, greatness in Mixtec codices and pottery. Despite the merciless action of time and adversity, the Mixtec people continue to struggle to preserve their identity, as they claim to be the first ones to inhabit “the country of clouds”. $14.99 BUY IT
27. MONTE ALBAN. ON TOP OF THE SACRED HILL
Zapotec capital city, an impressive ceremonial center, was built upon a hill transformed into a plateau of some 500 meters high. Antigua Antequera was the old name given by the Spanish conquerors to present day Oaxaca de Juárez. Come to this magical mystery tour. $14.99 BUY IT
28. POST CLASSIC PERIOD AND NEW CENTERS OF POWER
Post classic period was thought to be in association of the Teotihuacan fall; however, recent findings discard the idea as there are more than 200 years difference between one event and the other. More a political process of restructuring once great centers of the Classic period fell apart. $14.99 BUY IT
29. XOCHICALCO
One of the best examples of transitional sites along the Classic Xochicalco stands as key cultural and architectural bastion for the aesthetic qualities of its ceremonial monuments, such as the Temple of the Feathered Serpent. $14.99 BUY IT
30. ANIMALS IN PREHISPANIC COSMOGONY
Deities, epiphanies, sacred messengers or symbols, animals have a special status in Mesoamerican religion. Myths of origin, complex symbol systems related to deities of nature’s forces are full of them. $14.99 BUY IT