The field data and archaeological analysis of the first
controlled excavations of the vast "City of the Gods" in central
Mexico.
In 1932, the Ethnographical Museum of Sweden sent an
archaeological expedition to Mexico under the direction of Sigvald
Linne to determine the full extent of this ancient Teotihuacan
occupation and to collect exhibit-quality artifacts. Of an
estimated 2000-plus residential compounds at Teotihuacan, only 20
apartmentlike structures were excavated at the time. Yet Linne's
work revealed residential patterns that have been confirmed later
in other locations. Some of the curated objects from the Valley of
Mexico and the adjacent state of Puebla are among the most rare and
unique artifacts yet found. Another important aspect of this
research was that, with the aid of the Museum of Natural History in
Washington, Linne's team conducted ethnographic interviews with
remnant native Mexican peoples whose culture had not been entirely
destroyed by the Conquest, thereby collecting and preserving
valuable information for later research.
Sigvald Linne was Professor of Ethnography at the University of
Stockholm and Director of the Swedish National Museum of
Ethnography until 1969. He published several other books, including
"The Technique of South American Ceramics. "Staffan Brunius is
Curator of the Americas at the National Museum of Ethnography in
Stockholm. George L. Cowgillis Professor of Anthropology at Arizona
State University and coeditor of "The Collapse of Ancient States
and Civilizations. "
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