Mexican Series

	The Olmecs Although few Olmec sites exist in photographable form, their artifacts -- colossal stone heads and basalt monuments, as well as exquisite jade carvings -- rank among the great art objects of the world. Included are the monuments from La Venta and other sites, as well as Olmec artifacts in museum collections. By Pictures of Record. 75 slides -- $58 -- Available on CD-Rom
	The Aztecs In 1519, Tenochtitlan, capital of the Mexica people, or Aztecs, was compared by the Spanish to Venice and Constantinople. Aztec monuments and other artifacts are included -- the pyramid of Tenayuca, near the capital, the Calendar Stone, the Fire Serpent from the Great Temple, and smaller works of these warlike but artistic and poetic people. The recent excavations of the Templo Major are not included in this set. By Pictures of Record. 68 slides -- $56  -- Available on CD-Rom
	Teotihuacan Teotihuacan (300 B.C. - A.D 900) was the great Classic urban center of a vast trade network and a stratified society of ritual, administrative, and craft specialists. The set includes the famous murals and extensive treatment of the Avenue of the Dead, the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon, and the Temple of Quetzalcoatl. By Pictures of Record. 96 slides -- $75  -- Available on CD-Rom
	Monte Alban This great site in the southern highlands of Mexico was a ceremonial center from about 800 B.C. to A.D. 1520. At least two groups, the Zapotecs and the Mixtecs, used the site. The set includes details of the Olmecoid Danzantes sculptures, Mound J, possibly an astronomical observatory, and the gold, jade, and alabaster contents of the tombs. By Pictures of Record. 79 slides -- $65 -- Available on CD-Rom
	Xochicalco Between A.D. 700-1200, Xochicalco was influenced by most Late Classic and post-Classic Mesoamerica cultures, including the Maya, the Veracruz cultures, and the Toltecs. The set covers the Pyramid of the Plumed Serpent with its sculptured bas-relief and glyphs, as well as the offerings from distant parts of Mesoamerica which were found at the site. By Pictures of Record. 50 slides -- $44 -- Available on CD-Rom
	El Tajin El Tajin, the capital of the Veracruz Classic civilization, survived as a great center from the 5th to 12th centuries A.D. The Pyramid of the Niches and the sculptured panels of the South Ball Court are great works of art in any period. The center of manufacture of the palmate stones, stone yokes and axes found throughout Mesoamerica, El Tajin may have been the center of the ritual ball game. Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan and other influences are evident at the site, but its style is its own. By Pictures of Record. 76 slides -- $65 -- Available on CD-Rom
	Tula Tula was the post-Classic capital of the Toltecs. The set includes details of the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl. the 15-foot Atlantean sculptures, details from the Hall of the Columns, and the largest ball court of the Mexican plateau. An understanding of Toltec Tula is basic in understanding Chichen Itza, its cultural successor, as well as the Aztecs, who claimed descent from the Toltecs. By Pictures of Record. 60 slides -- $58 -- Available on CD-Rom