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Mesoamerica and the Big Apple: Mexican Nationalism at the 1964 World’s Fair

By Kenneth Day
For twelve months between 1964 and 1965, Mexican and Mesoamerican culture invaded the economic heart of the western world, New York City. Grand displays of Mesoamerican art steeped in the mystic symbolism of this ancient culture stood in contrast to…

Empires of Glass: The Importance of Obsidian in Mesoamerican Societies

By Kenneth Day
Quetzalcoatl, the plumed serpent ingrained in the historiography of Mesoamerica cultures, is steeped in mystic symbolism that permeates almost every aspect of the Mesoamerican cultures dating back almost two millennia. Quetzalcoatl’s image is a…
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