Mesoamerica Ancient Origins: Flame Tree Collector's Editions

Mesoamerican culture is rooted in the region of modern Mexico where some 3500 years ago ancient peoples, the Olmecs, farmed and created beautiful art and pottery at roughly the same time as the Middle Kingdom Ancient Egyptians and the Babylonians. After the Olmecs many different groups emerged, amongst them the sophisticated Maya 200 years after the beginning of the Common Era. They would be superseded by the Toltecs, during the long period that the Vikings swept across the length of Europe in search of silver. Another precious metal, gold, was plentiful in the Americas, the control of this mastered by the successors of the Toltecs, the Aztecs, who grew to dominate the region from the 13th to the 15th Century. Soon they would lend their name to the a great new city, Mexico. Through a fascinating selection of historical texts on the region and a thoughtful new introduction, how we understand the region today, this book traces the development of the region's early peoples.