"The Oxford Handbook of the Aztecs, the first of its kind, provides a current overview of recent research on the Aztec empire, the best documented prehispanic society in the Americas. Chapters span from the establishment of Aztec city-states to the encounter with the Spanish empire and the Colonial period that shaped the modern world. Articles in the Handbook take up new research trends and methodologies and current debates. The Handbook ..."
"Spontaneous acts of violence born of human emotions like anger or greed are probably universal, but social violence—violence resulting from social relationships within and between groups of people—is a much more complex issue with implications beyond archaeology. Recent research has generated multiple interpretations about the forms, intensity, and underlying causes of social violence in the ancient Southwest. Deborah L. Nichols and Pat ..."
The Oxford Handbook of the Aztecs (OXFORD HANDBOOKS SERIES) by DeborahL. Nichols Paperback, Published 2021 by Oxford University Press Inc, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-19-750359-1, ISBN: 0-19-750359-4
"The Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology provides a current and comprehensive guide to the recent and on-going archaeology of Mesoamerica. Though the emphasis is on prehispanic societies, this Handbook also includes coverage of important new work by archaeologists on the Colonial and Republican periods. Unique among recent works, the text brings together in a single volume article-length regional syntheses and topical overviews w ..."
ARCHIT OF CITY STATES (Smithsonian Series in Archaeological Inquiry) by NicholsDeborahL., DeborahNichols Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 1997 by Smithsonian ISBN-13: 978-1-56098-746-8, ISBN: 1-56098-746-4
"These four shields are most similar in terms of the structural elements on their
posterior surfaces; thus, we begin our analysis there (table 6.1). In all cases, the
support structure consists of two layers of 2-millimeterwide rods (made of Otatea
sp.) at 90 degree angles to one another; a perimeter band of thick leather is
stitched on at regular intervals, with remains of a red pigment along the interior
border. Four upright cross ..."
"Editorial Porrúa, Mexico City. Davies, Nigel 1968 Los señoríos independientes
del imperio azteca. Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico City.
1987 The Aztec Empire: The Toltec Resurgence. Oklahoma Press University,
Norman. Díaz del Castillo, Bernal 1986 Historia verdadera de la conquista de la
Nueva España. 14th ed. Editorial Porrúa, Mexico City. Doyle, Michael W. 1984
Empires. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY. ..."
"However, problem orientation started around this time, even if it was restricted to
culture-historical problems, such as the identification of Tula, Hidalgo as the “
Tollan” ofthe historical sources (Iime'nez Moreno 1941). The aim was “historical
explanation” but the real cognitive goal was description or culture-historical
narration (Binford 1972 [1968]). Only in the late 1940s cultural ecology, cultural
materialism, and British en ..."
The Conscious Teacher (Paperback) by DeborahNichols Poulos Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2019 by Page Publishing, Inc, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-68409-558-2, ISBN: 1-68409-558-1