Mary Ellen Miller surveys the art of the Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Toltec, Aztec civilizations - as well as those of their less well-known contemporaries.

Chronological table -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Olmecs -- 3. The late formative -- 4. Teotihuacan -- 5. Classic Monte Albn, Veracruz and Cotzumalhuapa -- 6. The early classic Maya -- 7. The last classic Maya -- 8. Mesoamerica after the fall of classic cities -- 9. The Aztecs.