Breaking Through Mexico's Past
Digging the Aztecs with Eduardo Matos Moctezuma
$54.39
- Paperback
200 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2026
Summary
The life of celebrated Mexican archaeologist Moctezuma tells of a man rising to the challenges of life and a man who has eloquently spoken to the importance of understanding the roots of civilization.
This biography of Mexico’s award-winning archaeologist, Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, is based on a series of interviews conducted by Davíd Carrasco and Leonardo López Luján, respected Mesoamericanists in their own right. Born in 1940 Mexico City, Matos Moctezuma’s father was a diplomat from …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780826338327 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0826338321 |
| Author: | Eduardo Moctezuma, Davíd Carrasco, Leonardo Luján |
| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press |
| Imprint: | University of New Mexico Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 190g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
”…this remarkable book provides real insight into the personality, personal and professional lives or one of Mexico’s best known contemporary archaeologists…” —Journal of Anthropological Research
Eduardo Moctezuma
Davíd Carrasco is Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America with a joint appointment in the Department of Anthropology and the Divinity School at Harvard University. He was recently awarded the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle.
Leonardo Lípez Luján is senior researcher and professor at the Museo del Templo Mayor, INAH, Mexico City.
Eduardo Matos Moctezuma is Mexico’s most prominent archaeologist. He is the curator and chief excavator at the Templo Mayor Museum in Mexico City.
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