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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. vii+103 pages with figures, tables and bibliography. Quarto (10 1/2" x 7 3/4") bound in original publisher wrappers. Dumbarton Oaks Studies in Pre-Columbian Art and Archaeology, Number 27. First edition. Izapa is a very large pre-Columbian archaeological site located in the Mexican state of Chiapas; it was occupied during the Late Formative period. The site is situated on the Izapa River, a tributary of the Suchiate River, near the base of the Tacaná volcano, the sixth tallest mountain in Mexico. The settlement at Izapa extended over 1.4 miles, making it the largest site in Chiapas. The site reached its apogee between 600 BCE and 100 CE; several archaeologists have theorized that Izapa may have been settled as early as 1500 BCE, making it as old as the Olmec sites of San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán and La Venta. Izapa remained occupied through the Late Classic period. The period of Izapa s height is still unknown due to little material for carbon dating, so the issue is still widely debated. Condition: Light edge wear else very good.