In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl: Zelia Nuttall and the Search for Mexicos Ancient Civilizations Grindle Merilee
In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl: Zelia Nuttall and the Search for Mexicos Ancient Civilizations Grindle Merilee The gripping story of a pioneering anthropologist whose exploration of Aztec cosmology,…
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In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl: Zelia Nuttall and the Search for Mexicos Ancient Civilizations Grindle Merilee
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? Proud, disciplined, ferociously territorial, the inimitable Zelia Nuttall threw herself into the study of Mexico's past, eager to bring the tools of science to the study of ancient civilizations.A child of the San Francisco Gold Rush, Zelia immersed herself in the tales of conquistadores and pored through records of the Inquisition. The drive to answer this question inspired a generation of archaeologists and treasure-seekers who, following Darwin, began to look beyond the Bible for the origins of civilizations.
She knew Nahuatl, the language of the Aztec and Toltec, and was skilled at deciphering their pictographic stories. She was
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