THE LORDS OF LIFE is a catalog of the Olmec and Tlatilco culture figurines in The Snite Museum of Art. It reviews the history of Preclassic archaeology and publishes for the first time in English the revised chronology of the Valley of Mexico derived from Christine Niederberger Betton's unbroken stratigraphy from 5500-1 B.C. at Tlapacoya, Mexico. Betton's work proves that the Vaillant chronology used for the last 60 years is upside down. The LORDS OF LIFE also demonstrates that Olmec iconography on Tlapacoya and Tlatilco Olmec figurines is identical to that found on human figural monuments from the Olmec occupations at San Lorenzo, La Venta and other sites. In addition, the catalog identifies the first non-Olmec female goddess, the Displayed Deity, as a diagnostic feature of Tlatilco culture. The Lords of Life: The Iconography of Power and Fertility in Preclassic Mesoamerica by Douglas E. Bradley and Peter David Joralemon, 1993 * a catalog of 25 Olmec and Tlatilco culture Early Preclassic figurines in the collection of The Snite Museum of Art * two major essays: An Overview of the History of Preclassic Archaeology and An Iconographic Approach to Figurines * 25 duotone photographic images with catalog commentaries * 5 sets of illustrations and 3 tables * color cover images front and back * 50 pages * $14.95 (US$) plus $3.00 shipping and handling ($6.00 foreign orders) Visa/Mastercard____________________________Expiration date__________ Signature__________________________________Telephone______________ Check or International Moneyorder enclosed-payable in US$ only_________ Make checks payable to The Snite Museum of Art Total ________ Name (please print) ___________________________________________ Street ____________________________________ City ___________________ Country_________________________________ Zipcode _________________- Send orders to The Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556. Museum Telephone: 219-631-5466. Fax: 219-631-8501 Museum Shop: 219-631-7961.