16 www.libros.unam.mx El Señor 9 Flor en Zaach ila Lord 9 Flower in Zaachila Roberto Gallegos Ruiz “Lord 9 flower in Zaachila is the rigorous and methodical relation of the archaeological research begun in said site during 1962, as well as its interpretation and its meaning in the general context of Oaxaca’s archaeology. It is a study that allows a more complete approach to the time in which Mixteco and Zapoteco cultures came in contact” Beatriz de la Fuente • Lord 9 Flower in Zaachila’s tomb shows us a panorama of the concept around death among the old inhabitants of Oaxaca. • Zaachila was the last important city of the Zapoteco people, and by the time of the arrival of the Spaniards, the Mixtecos dominated it. • Roberto Gallegos Ruiz is one of the most important and renowned archaeologists in Mexico. With this book and with the backing of documents, the archaeologist states an interesting hypothesis: the great Lord buried might be a Mixteco prince, who could be the same 9 serpent who appears in the Nuttall Codex and who went on to conquer Cuilapa and married a Zapoteco princess. Without ignoring the scientific discipline, Roberto Gallegos’s research shows how it is possible to state on the ground of historical and cultural events, which transcend the sparse information on the archaeological data. About the author Roberto Gallegos Ruiz (Tlaxcala, 1932) has conducted important archaeological scounting’s, preservation, promotion, research and restoration jobs in several sites across Mexico, the most important being San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan, in Veracruz; Tenayuca and Malinalco, in the State of Mexico, and Tula, Hidalgo. He has published several research articles, among the most important Lord IX Flower in Zaachila and The Mixtecos and the Zaachila Tombs. He has also been an academic at the National History and Anthropology School and the Philosophy and Literature School at unam. Author’s Awards Medal El Caballero Águila by the National History and Anthropology Institute for achievements in his career, 2007 Recognition by the Professors of Scientific and Teaching Research, 2013 Readership • Archaeology students and researchers • Readers interested in Pre-Hispanic culture 2nd edition: unam, Mexico, 2014 Size: 6.69 in x 9.06 in Series: Heterodoxos ISBN: 978-607-02-5531-1 MSRP $30.95 USD By the same author Chinkultic: A Mayan City and its Cult towards Rain Roberto Gallegos Ruiz Milwaukee Public Museum, cedam Anthology of Documents for the History of Archaeology in Teotihuacan Roberto Gallegos Ruiz Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia Mixteco Roots Reina Ortiz Escamilla and Ignacio Ortiz Castro, publishers Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca Pre-Hispanic culture
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