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Foreword |
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Prologue |
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Introduction |
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Translators' Note |
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The Excavation and Interpretation of the Offerings in the Center of Mexico City: 1519--1978 |
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1 | (12) |
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1 | (1) |
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Excavations From the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Centuries |
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2 | (3) |
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Excavations in the Twentieth Century |
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5 | (8) |
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The Templo Mayor Project and the Excavation of Offerings: 1978--1991 |
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13 | (18) |
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The Project and Its Innovations |
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13 | (5) |
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The Archaeological Techniques of Excavation and Recording |
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18 | (5) |
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Conservation and Restoration Techniques |
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23 | (5) |
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Several Foci of the Study of Offerings |
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28 | (3) |
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The Offerings and Ritual Ceremonies |
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31 | (12) |
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The Offerings in the Mesoamerican Religious Context |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (3) |
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Ritual Ceremony and Offering |
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35 | (2) |
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The Space and Time of Rituals |
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37 | (2) |
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An Assessment of Problems |
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39 | (4) |
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The Framework of the Offerings |
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43 | (20) |
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The Excavations of the INAH at the Templo Mayor |
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43 | (9) |
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The Dating of the Building Stages of the Templo Mayor |
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52 | (2) |
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The Astronomical Orientation of the Templo Mayor |
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54 | (1) |
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The Buildings Adjoining the Templo Mayor |
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55 | (8) |
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The Symbolism of the Templo Mayor |
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63 | (18) |
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The Templo Mayor as Center of the Universe |
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63 | (7) |
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The Templo Mayor and the Interpretations of Its Symbolism |
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70 | (5) |
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Oblation Rites at the Templo Mayor |
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75 | (6) |
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General Characteristics of the Templo Mayor Offerings |
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81 | (36) |
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The Offerings as Areas of Activities |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (4) |
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The Spatial Distribution of the Offerings |
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87 | (8) |
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95 | (4) |
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99 | (6) |
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The Richness of the Offerings |
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105 | (1) |
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The Management of Inner Space |
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106 | (5) |
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111 | (6) |
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The General Taxonomy of the Templo Mayor Offerings |
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117 | (14) |
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Classification in Archaeology |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (3) |
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122 | (9) |
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Approach to the Meaning of the Offerings |
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131 | (96) |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (16) |
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148 | (9) |
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The Complexes With the Simplest Offerings (Complexes O, P, and R) |
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157 | (6) |
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The Complex of Offerings of Blue Jars (Complex N) |
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163 | (5) |
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The Complex of Offerings of Stone Urns (Subcomplex F1) |
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168 | (4) |
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Funeral Deposits Complex (Complex E) |
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172 | (11) |
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The Complex of Consecration Offerings (Complex A) |
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183 | (44) |
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227 | (128) |
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Relationship of Offerings to Corresponding Complexes |
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231 | (6) |
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Description of the Offerings Complexes |
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237 | (78) |
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Description of Unique Offerings |
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315 | (24) |
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Plan, Matrices, and Dendrograms |
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339 | (16) |
Notes |
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355 | (36) |
Bibliography |
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391 | (18) |
Index |
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