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It’s a great pleasure to announce the arrival of #CollisionofWorlds out through @OUP_press. My aim was to provide a novel take on the invasion of Mesoamerica and creation of New Spain through a transatlantic, long-term perspective emphasizing material culture. 1/9 
The first chapter lays out the deep-history perspective, which looks to archaeological stratigraphy and the fact that the deeper we dig the further back in time we get. It frames the palimpsest history of places like Cholula, where millenia of Mesoamerican history is visible. 2/9
Chapter 2 provides a history from first farmers to pre-Aztec urban civilizations like #Teotihuacan and the Maya. It covers the entangled history of Mesoamerican peoples, their linguistic and cultural boundaries, and their connections through trade, religion, and politics. 3/9
