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Aztec Empire

Carrasco, Davíd, and Eduardo Matos Moctezuma. Moctezuma's Mexico: Visions of the Aztec World. University Press of Colorado, 1992. Aztec history, culture, and thought presented in an overview of Aztec art.

Miller, Mary Ellen. The Art of Mesoamerica: From Olmec to Aztec. Thames & Hudson, 1996. Good introductory survey.

Smith, Michael Ernest. The Aztecs. 2nd ed. Blackwell, 2002. A revisionist analysis of Aztec life and institutions based on archaeological findings.

Townsend, Richard. The Aztecs. Rev. ed. Thames & Hudson, 2000. A comprehensive history of the Aztec people drawn from standard historic sources.

Inca Civilization

Andrien, Kenneth J., and Rolena Adorno, eds. Transatlantic Encounters: Europeans and Andeans in the Sixteenth Century. University of California Press, 1991. Synthesizes knowledge about the contact period in the Andean region.

Bingham, Hiram. Lost City of the Incas: The Story of Machu Picchu and Its Builders. Duell, Reprint, Greenwood, 1948. 1981. An explorer's firsthand account of discovering a major Inca settlement.

Cobo, Bernabé. Trans. and ed. Roland Hamilton. Inca Religion and Customs. University of Texas Press, 1990. Cobo's eyewitness account of Inca religious practices.

Kirkpatrick, Sidney. Lords of Sipan: A Tale of Pre-Inca Tombs, Archaeology, and Crime. Morrow, 1992. Excavation of the pre-Inca treasures at the lost tombs of the Lords of Sipan, and the struggle to protect these treasures from looters and smugglers.

Moseley, Michael Edward. The Incas and Their Ancestors: The Archaeology of Peru. Thames & Hudson, 1992.

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Maya Civilization

Coe, Michael D. The Maya. Thames & Hudson, 1998. Brief illustrated survey of the Maya civilization.

Gallenkamp, Charles. Maya: The Riddle and Rediscovery of a Lost Civilization. Viking, 1987. Summarizes discoveries and theories of the decline of the Maya.

Henderson, John S. The World of the Ancient Maya. Cornell University Press, 1997. Chronicles achievements in science, art, architecture, social organization, and religion.

Miller, Mary, and Karl Taube. The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya: An Illustrated Dictionary of Mesoamerican Religion. Thames & Hudson, 1993. An illustrated compendium of terms and brief articles on the Maya spiritual world.

Schele, Linda, and Peter Mathews. The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs. Scribner, 1998. Describes and deciphers the glyphs used to decorate Maya architecture.

Native Americans of Middle America

Carmack, Robert M., and others, eds. The Legacy of MesoAmerica: History and Culture of a Native American Civilization. Prentice, 1995. On the origins and diversity of Central America's indigenous peoples.

Carrasco, David L., ed. The Oxford Encyclopedia of MesoAmerican Cultures: The Civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Oxford University Press, 2000. Updated reference that covers recent discoveries of the last two decades.

Spinden, Herbert Joseph. Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Dover, 1999. Classic text by a noted anthropologist.

Native Americans of South America

Drew, David. Inca Life. Barron's Educational, 2000. A useful resource for middle-school readers.

Levi-Strauss, Claude. Tristes Tropiques. Random House, 1997. A classic journey of discovery amongst the native peoples of the Amazon Basin.

Mann, Elizabeth. Machu Picchu: The Story of the Amazing Inkas and Their City in the Clouds. Firefly, 2000. On the remote and untouched ancient city of the high Andes. For younger readers.

Moseley, Michael E. The Incas and Their Ancestors: The Archaeology of Peru. Thames & Hudson, 2001. A masterly study that captures the fascinating saga of the Incas.

Olson, James Stuart. The Indians of Central and South America: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary. Greenwood, 1991. Summarizes the history and current plight of 500 tribes.

Pre-Columbian art and architecture

Baudez, Claude F. Maya Sculpture of Copan: The Iconography. University of Oklahoma Press, 1994. Highly detailed and well-illustrated study of Classic Maya sculptural programs.

Benson, Elizabeth P., and others, eds. Olmec Art of Ancient Mexico. Abrams, 1996. Catalog of a comprehensive exhibition of Olmec art.

Bercht, Fatima, and Estrellita Brodsky, eds. Taino: Pre-Columbian Art and Culture from the Caribbean. Monacelli, 1997. Catalog of a landmark exhibition held at El Museo del Barrio in New York City.

Berrin, Kathleen, and Esther Pasztory, eds. Teotihuacan: Art from the City of the Gods. Thames & Hudson, 1993. Beautifully illustrated catalog of more than 200 objects from the ancient city-state.

Burger, Richard L. Chavin and the Origins of Andean Civilization. Thames & Hudson, 1992. Scholarly investigations into an early Peruvian art tradition.

Carrasco, David, and Eduardo Matos Moctezuma. Moctezuma's Mexico: Visions of the Aztec World. University Press of Colorado, 1992. Beautifully illustrated overview of Aztec art.

Covarrubias, Miguel. Indian Art of Mexico and Central America. Knopf, 1957. Superbly illustrated description of pre-Hispanic art.

Gasparini, Graziano, and Luise Margolies. Inca Architecture. University of Indiana Press, 1980. Illustrated survey of urban settlements, homes, and religious buildings.

Kubler, George. The Art and Architecture of Ancient America. Penguin, 1992. Mexican, Maya, Inca, Central American, Colombian, and Ecuadorian art.

Markman, Peter T., and Roberta H. Markman. Masks of the Spirit: Image and Metaphor in Mesoamerica. University of California Press, 1989, 1994. Thorough study of Mexican ritual masks.

Miller, Mary Ellen. The Art of Mesoamerica: From Olmec to Aztec. Thames & Hudson, 1996. Well-illustrated survey.

Moseley, Michael Edward. The Incas and their Ancestors: The Archaeology of Peru. Thames & Hudson, 1992. An archaeological investigation into ancient Peruvian cultures.

Schele, Linda, and Mary Ellen Miller. The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art. Kimbell Art Museum, Braziller, 1986. 1992. Illustrated examination of Maya art and society.

Stone-Miller, Rebecca. Art of the Andes: From Chavin to Inca. Thames & Hudson, 1996. Thorough review of Andean cultures.

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