Archaeological Mexico: A Guide to Ancient Cities and Sacred Sites

by Andrew Coe

This guide is a must for anyone interested in personally exploring Mexico's prehistoric ruins. Author Andrew Coe takes an in-depth look at Mesoamerican culture, from the early mammoth hunters to the magnificent civilizations encountered by Cortes, and explores the newest and most exciting scientific theories on each site.

Genres: Travel

450 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1998

About the author

More than 20 years of experience writing for such venues as Saveur, the Atlantic, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Gastronomica, Film Comment, and Serious Eats.

Author of numerous books on food, New York history, and Latin American travel including Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States and is a coauthor of Foie Gras: A Passion and has contributed to the Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink.

Reviews

[Zeljka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Being ten years old, the book is definitely outdated in some things, considering the fact that Mexicans continually dig and expand their archaeological sites, the "new" ones as well as the "old" sites. BUT as this book tackles the most important, already extensively excavated sites, I would definitely recommend it to any visitor interested in Mexican archaeological history. It presents really good historical background and informative archaeological record of the each site in interesting way, almost like having a real flesh and blood guide by your side.

[Bill Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

As an author of archaeological mysteries (e.g., The Strangest Thing) I spend a good deal of time traipsing around the jungles of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. Andrew Coe's book Archaeological Mexico is the best I've found for understanding the sites, especially small, lesser-known ones. This book is in my backpack every time I head to the airport going south!