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Archaeology of northern mesoamerica comprises the tenth and eleventh volumes in the handbook of middle american indians, published in cooperation with the middle american research institute of tulane university under the general editorship of robert wauchope 19091979. Ancient civilizations of mexico and central america by spinden, herbert joseph, 1879. Before the spanish conquest, mexico and central america was inhabited by a number of cultures, such as the aztecs, and the mayas, which we can call together mesoamericans. The two most prominent centers of civilization in this region were mesoamerica, in what is today mexico and central america, and the andean region of south america. The people who built ancient civilizations in this central american. In what chronological order did the great civilizations of.
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