In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl : : Zelia Nuttall and the Search for Mexico's Ancient Civilizations / / Merilee Grindle.
The gripping story of a pioneering anthropologist whose exploration of Aztec cosmology, rediscovery of ancient texts, and passion for collecting helped shape our understanding of pre-Columbian Mexico.Where do human societies come from? The drive to answer this question took on a new urgency in the n...
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